At around 15:40 on November 22, 2018, she was firing her high-performance Phalanx CIWS cannon on the deck about 130 km off Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, heavy seas caused the misfire of 21 rounds. The still live ammunition was dropped into the sea, and there were no injuries.[3]
^Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
^World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
^Chunichi, Shimbun (23 November 2018). "21 live ammunition dropped from the sea ship, off Kume Island, risk of explosion".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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January 06, 2023
chikuma, other, ships, with, same, name, japanese, ship, chikuma, fifth, ship, abukuma, class, destroyer, escorts, commissioned, february, 1993, historyjapannamechikuma, ちくま, namesakechikuma, 1938, ordered1989builderhitachi, osakalaid, down14, february, 1991la. For other ships with the same name see Japanese ship Chikuma JS Chikuma DE 233 is the fifth ship of the Abukuma class destroyer escorts She was commissioned on 24 February 1993 1 JS ChikumaHistoryJapanNameChikuma ちくま NamesakeChikuma 1938 Ordered1989BuilderHitachi OsakaLaid down14 February 1991Launched25 January 1992Commissioned24 February 1993HomeportOminatoIdentificationMMSI number 431999575 Pennant number DE 233StatusActiveGeneral characteristicsClass and typeAbukuma class destroyer escortDisplacement2 000 tons standard 2 550 tons full loadLength357 ft 109 m Beam44 ft 13 m Draft12 ft 3 7 m PropulsionCODOG two shafts 2 Kawasaki RR SM1A gas turbines26 650 hp 19 870 kW 2 Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6 000 hp 4 500 kW Speed27 knots 50 km h Complement120Sensors and processing systemsFCS 2Armament8 Harpoon missiles ASROC octuple launcher 1 Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 HOS 301 triple 324 mm 12 8 in torpedo tubes Contents 1 Construction and career 2 Gallery 3 Citations 4 External linksConstruction and career EditChikuma was laid down at Hitachi Zosen Corporation Osaka Shipyard on 14 February 1991 and launched on 25 January 1992 She was commissioned on 24 February 1993 and deployed to Maizuru 2 The Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Perth and the frigate HMAS Canberra which docked at Maizuru from October 29th to November 3rd 1993 hosted the escort ship JS Abukuma On June 13th 2000 she was transferred to the 25th Escort Corps of the Ominato District Force in place of the training ship JS Akigumo and her homeport was transferred from Maizuru to Mutsu From May 11th to May 15th 2012 she and the French Navy information gathering ship Dupuy de Lome participated in exercises at Hakodate Port At around 15 40 on November 22 2018 she was firing her high performance Phalanx CIWS cannon on the deck about 130 km off Kumejima Okinawa Prefecture heavy seas caused the misfire of 21 rounds The still live ammunition was dropped into the sea and there were no injuries 3 Gallery Edit JS Chikuma at Yokosuka on 8 February 2009 JS Chikuma at Yokosuka on 8 February 2009 JS Akebono JS Chikuma JS Amagiri and JS Matsuyuki at Maizuru on 25 September 2011 JS Chikuma at Ōarai on 12 July 2015 JS Chikuma at Ōarai on 12 July 2015 Citations Edit Takao Ishibashi 2002 All Maritime Self Defense Force Ships 1952 2002 Namiki Shobo World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self Defense Force All Ship History Gaijinsha 2004 Chunichi Shimbun 23 November 2018 21 live ammunition dropped from the sea ship off Kume Island risk of explosion a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link External links Edit Media related to JS Chikuma DE 233 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JS Chikuma amp oldid 1038216312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
