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The '''''Ayanami'' class''' was a [[destroyer]] class built for the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] (JMSDF) in the late 1950s.The primary purpose was [[anti-submarine warfare]], so this class was classified as "DDK" (hunter-killer anti-submarine destroyer) unofficially<ref name="destroyer">{{Cite journal|year=2011|month=June|title=History of Japanese destroyers since 1952|journal=[[:ja:世界の艦船|Ships of the World]]||issue=742||pages=91-97||publisher=Kaijin-sha|language=Japanese}}</ref>.
The '''''Ayanami'' class''' was a [[destroyer]] class built for the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] (JMSDF) in the late 1950s.The primary purpose was [[anti-submarine warfare]], so this class was classified as "DDK" (hunter-killer anti-submarine destroyer) unofficially<ref name="destroyer">{{Cite journal|year=2011|month=June|title=History of Japanese destroyers since 1952|journal=[[:ja:世界の艦船|Ships of the World]]||issue=742||pages=91-97||publisher=Kaijin-sha|language=Japanese}}</ref>.


This class is the first JMSDF vessels equipped with [[3"/50 caliber gun|3"/50 caliber Mark 22 guns]] and Mark 32 lightweight [[torpedoes]] with two Mark 2 over-the-side launchers<ref name="underwater">{{Cite journal|year=2010|month=March|title=3. Underwater weapons (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)|journal=Ships of the World|issue=721|pages=94-99|publisher=Kaijin-sha}}</ref>. Six 3-inch guns, new American rapid-fire guns with Mark 33 dual mounts, were under control by the Mark 63 GFCS<ref name="gun">{{Cite journal|year=2010|month=March|title=2. Guns (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)|journal=Ships of the World|issue=721|pages=88-93|publisher=Kaijin-sha}}</ref>.
This class adopted a "long forecastle" design with inclined afterdeck called [[:ja:オランダ坂|"Holland Slope"]], named after the [[Groups of Traditional Buildings|scenic sloping street]] in [[Nagasaki]] City<ref name="design">{{Cite journal|year=2011|month=June|title=1. Hull (Hardware of JMSDF destroyers)|journal=Ships of the World||issue=742||pages=100-105||publisher=Kaijin-sha|language=Japanese}}</ref>. [[Steam turbine]] propulsion systems were similar to the one of the {{sclass|Harukaze|destroyer|4}}, but they varied little in each ships because the JMSDF tried to find the best way in the propulsion systems of future surface combatants.<ref name="propulsion">{{Cite journal|author=Yasuo Abe|year=2011|month=June|title=2. Propulsion system (Hardware of JMSDF destroyers)|journal=Ships of the World||issue=742||pages=106-111||publisher=Kaijin-sha|language=Japanese}}</ref>

This class is the first JMSDF vessels equipped with Six [[3"/50 caliber gun|3"/50 caliber Mark 22 guns]] with Mark 33 dual mounts and Mark 32 lightweight [[torpedoes]] with two Mark 2 over-the-side launchers<ref name="underwater">{{Cite journal|year=2010|month=March|title=3. Underwater weapons (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)|journal=Ships of the World|issue=721|pages=94-99|publisher=Kaijin-sha}}</ref>. 3-inch guns were controlled by two Mark 63 GFCSs<ref name="gun">{{Cite journal|year=2010|month=March|title=2. Guns (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)|journal=Ships of the World|issue=721|pages=88-93|publisher=Kaijin-sha}}</ref>.


All 7 vessels were named after [[Fubuki class destroyer|''Fubuki''-class destroyers]] and [[Yugumo class destroyer|''Yugumo'' class destroyers]], ''Ayanami'' being named after [[Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1929)|a Fubuki-class destroyer of the same name]], which was lost in action at Guadalcanal. The remaining six were also named after WWII [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] destroyers, all being lost during the war.
All 7 vessels were named after [[Fubuki class destroyer|''Fubuki''-class destroyers]] and [[Yugumo class destroyer|''Yugumo'' class destroyers]], ''Ayanami'' being named after [[Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1929)|a Fubuki-class destroyer of the same name]], which was lost in action at Guadalcanal. The remaining six were also named after WWII [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] destroyers, all being lost during the war.

Revision as of 12:37, 11 May 2013

Class overview
Preceded byHarukaze class destroyer
Succeeded byMurasame class destroyer
Built1956–1960
In commission1958–1990
Completed7
Retired7
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
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1,720 t (1,690 long tons) standard
2,500 t (2,500 long tons) full load
Length109m
Beam10.7m
Depth8.1m
Complement220
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• 6 × 3"/50 caliber Mk.22 guns
• 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
• 2 × ASW torpedo racks
• 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortars
• 2 × DCT (K-guns)

The Ayanami class was a destroyer class built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1950s.The primary purpose was anti-submarine warfare, so this class was classified as "DDK" (hunter-killer anti-submarine destroyer) unofficially[1].

This class adopted a "long forecastle" design with inclined afterdeck called "Holland Slope", named after the scenic sloping street in Nagasaki City[2]. Steam turbine propulsion systems were similar to the one of the Harukaze class, but they varied little in each ships because the JMSDF tried to find the best way in the propulsion systems of future surface combatants.[3]

This class is the first JMSDF vessels equipped with Six 3"/50 caliber Mark 22 guns with Mark 33 dual mounts and Mark 32 lightweight torpedoes with two Mark 2 over-the-side launchers[4]. 3-inch guns were controlled by two Mark 63 GFCSs[5].

All 7 vessels were named after Fubuki-class destroyers and Yugumo class destroyers, Ayanami being named after a Fubuki-class destroyer of the same name, which was lost in action at Guadalcanal. The remaining six were also named after WWII Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers, all being lost during the war.

Ships in the class

Pennant no. Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
DD-103[6]/ASU-7004 Ayanami 1 July 1957 12 February 1958 25 December 1986
DD-104[6]/TV-3502 Isonami 30 September 1957 14 March 1958 1 July 1987
DD-105[6]/ASU-7005 Uranami 29 August 1957 27 February 1958 25 December 1986
DD-106[6]/TV-3503 Shikinami 25 September 1957 15 March 1958 1 July 1987
DD-110[6]/ASU-7009 Takanami 8 August 1959 30 January 1960 24 March 1989
DD-111[6]/ASU-7013 Onami or Oonami[7] 13 February 1960 29 August 1960 23 March 1990
DD-112[6]/ASU-7014 Makinami 25 April 1960 28 October 1960 23 March 1990

Notes

  1. ^ "History of Japanese destroyers since 1952". Ships of the World (in Japanese) (742). Kaijin-sha: 91–97. 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, and |3= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "1. Hull (Hardware of JMSDF destroyers)". Ships of the World (in Japanese) (742). Kaijin-sha: 100–105. 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, and |3= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Yasuo Abe (2011). "2. Propulsion system (Hardware of JMSDF destroyers)". Ships of the World (in Japanese) (742). Kaijin-sha: 106–111. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, and |3= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "3. Underwater weapons (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)". Ships of the World (721). Kaijin-sha: 94–99. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "2. Guns (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)". Ships of the World (721). Kaijin-sha: 88–93. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Helis.com, Ayanami class
  7. ^ Sometimes Oonami depending on romanization


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