JDS Akigumo

JDS Akigumo (TV-3514) underway
History
Japan
Name
  • Akigumo
  • (あきぐも)
NamesakeAkigumo (1941)
Ordered1971
BuilderSumitomo, Uraga
Laid down7 July 1972
Launched23 October 1973
Commissioned24 July 1974
Decommissioned16 February 2005
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: DD-120
ReclassifiedTV-3514
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeYamagumo-class destroyer
Displacement2,150 long tons (2,185 t) standard
Length115.2 m (377 ft 11 in) overall
Beam11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion6 × Mitsubishi 12 UEV 30/40 diesels
Speed27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement220
Sensors &
processing systems
  • OQS-3 (Type 66 passive sonar)
  • VDS AN/SQS-35(J)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
NOLR-6
Armament

JDS Akigumo (DD-120/TV-3514) was the fifth ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.