This class adopted a "long forecastle" design with inclined afterdeck called "Holland Slope", named after the scenic sloping street in Nagasaki City.[2] Their steam turbine propulsion systems were similar to the ones of the Harukaze class, but they varied between each ship in the class as part of the JMSDF's attempt to find the best propulsion system for its future surface combatants.[3]
The Ayanami class were the first JMSDF vessels equipped with six 3-inch/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 seven vessels names had previously been borne by ships of the World War II-era Fubuki and Yūgumo-class destroyer classes.
Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen (1995). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-132-7.
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ayanami, class, destroyer, confused, with, fubuki, class, destroyer, type, ayanami, ayanami, class, destroyer, class, built, japan, maritime, self, defense, force, jmsdf, late, 1950s, primary, purpose, anti, submarine, warfare, this, class, classified, hunter,. Not to be confused with Fubuki class destroyer Type II Ayanami 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 Ayanami class member AyanamiClass overviewNameAyanami classOperators Japan Maritime Self Defense ForcePreceded byHarukaze classSucceeded byMurasame classBuilt1956 1960In commission1958 1990Completed7Retired7General characteristicsTypeDestroyerDisplacement1 720 t 1 690 long tons standard 2 500 t 2 500 long tons full loadLength109 m 358 ft Beam10 7 m 35 ft Depth8 1 m 26 ft 7 in Complement220Sensors and processing systemsAN SPS 12 air search radar OPS 5 surface search radar AN SPS 11A OQA 1 variable depth sonar Mark 63 fire control systemElectronic warfare amp decoysNOLR 1Armament6 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 Design editThis class adopted a long forecastle design with inclined afterdeck called Holland Slope named after the scenic sloping street in Nagasaki City 2 Their steam turbine propulsion systems were similar to the ones of the Harukaze class but they varied between each ship in the class as part of the JMSDF s attempt to find the best propulsion system for its future surface combatants 3 The Ayanami class were the first JMSDF vessels equipped with six 3 inch 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 seven vessels names had previously been borne by ships of the World War II era Fubuki and Yugumo class destroyer classes Ships in the class Pennant no Name Builder 6 Laid down 6 Launched 6 Commissioned 6 Decommissioned 6 DD 103 ASU 7004 Ayanami Mitsubishi Zosen Nagasaki 20 November 1956 1 June 1957 12 February 1958 25 December 1986DD 104 TV 3502 Isonami Shin Mitsubishi Kobe 14 December 1956 30 September 1957 14 March 1958 1 July 1987DD 105 ASU 7005 Uranami Kawasaki Tokyo 1 February 1957 29 August 1957 27 February 1958 25 December 1986DD 106 TV 3503 Shikinami Mitsui Zosen Tamano 14 December 1956 25 September 1957 15 March 1958 1 July 1987DD 110 ASU 7009 Takanami Mitsui Zosen Tamano 8 November 1958 8 August 1959 30 January 1960 1 March 1989DD 111 ASU 7013 Ōnami or Oonami 7 Ishikawajima HI Kobe 20 March 1959 13 February 1960 29 August 1960 1 March 1990DD 112 ASU 7014 Makinami Iono HI Maizuru 20 March 1959 25 April 1960 28 October 1960 1 March 1990Notes edit History of Japanese destroyers since 1952 Ships of the World in Japanese Kaijin sha 742 91 97 June 2011 1 Hull Hardware of JMSDF destroyers Ships of the World in Japanese Kaijin sha 742 100 105 June 2011 Yasuo Abe June 2011 2 Propulsion system Hardware of JMSDF destroyers Ships of the World in Japanese Kaijin sha 742 106 111 3 Underwater weapons Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952 2010 Ships of the World Kaijin sha 721 94 99 March 2010 2 Guns Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952 2010 Ships of the World Kaijin sha 721 88 93 March 2010 a b c d e Gardiner and Chumbley 1995 p 223 Sometimes Oonami depending on romanizationReferences editGardiner Robert Chumbley Stephen 1995 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Annapolis Maryland USA Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 132 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayanami class destroyer amp oldid 1072433084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
