JS Yamayuki
Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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JS Yamayuki (DD-129/TV-3519) was a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Name
- Yamayuki
- (やまゆき)
BuilderHitachi Maizuru shipyard, Maizuru
Laid down25 February 1983
Launched10 July 1984
JS Yamayuki (DD-129) moored in Tamano, May 2008 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Builder | Hitachi Maizuru shipyard, Maizuru |
| Laid down | 25 February 1983 |
| Launched | 10 July 1984 |
| Commissioned | 3 December 1985 |
| Decommissioned | 19 March 2020 |
| Home port | Kure |
| Identification |
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| Reclassified | TV-3519 |
| Status | Retired |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,950 long tons (3,000 t) |
| Length | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Beam | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
| Draft | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knts |
| Complement | 200 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 S-61 Sea King or SH-60J Seahawk |
| Aviation facilities | flight deck and hangar for 1 helicopter |
Construction and career
The ship was built by Hitachi Zosen at their Maizuru shipyard, laid down on 25 February 1983 and launched on 10 July 1984. Yamayuki was commissioned into service on 3 December 1985.[1]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
She was converted to a training vessel and redesignated as TV-3519 on 27 April 2016. She was retired on 19 March 2020.[3]
