JDS Sawakaze information

	JS Sawakaze in Yokosuka on 1 January 2009.
History
Japan
Name	Sawakaze; (さわかぜ);
Namesake	Sawakaze (1919)
Builder	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down	14 September 1979
Launched	4 June 1981
Commissioned	30 March 1983
Decommissioned	25 June 2010
Homeport	Sasebo (1976-1995); Yokosuka (1995-2008);
Identification	Pennant number: DDG-170
Fate	Scrapped, April 2011
General characteristics
Type	Tachikaze-class destroyer
Displacement	3,850 long tons (3,910 t) standard; 3,950 long tons (4,010 t) (DDG170);
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in)
Beam	14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in); 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) (DDG170);
Propulsion	2 × Mitsubishi steam turbines, 60,000 hp (45,000 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement	250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170)
Armament	2 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun (DDG168 ×1); 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 1 × Mk 13 missile launcher (for the Standard-MR SAM); 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM; 1 × Type 74 launcher for the ASROC; 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;

JS Sawakaze (DDG-170) is the third ship of the Tachikaze-class destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

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History
JS Sawakaze in Yokosuka on 1 January 2009.
Japan
Name	Sawakaze (さわかぜ)
Namesake	Sawakaze (1919)
Builder	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down	14 September 1979
Launched	4 June 1981
Commissioned	30 March 1983
Decommissioned	25 June 2010
Homeport	Sasebo (1976-1995) Yokosuka (1995-2008)
Identification	Pennant number: DDG-170
Fate	Scrapped, April 2011
General characteristics
Type	Tachikaze-class destroyer
Displacement	3,850 long tons (3,910 t) standard 3,950 long tons (4,010 t) (DDG170)
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in)
Beam	14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) (DDG170)
Propulsion	2 × Mitsubishi steam turbines, 60,000 hp (45,000 kW) 2 shafts
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement	250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170)
Armament	2 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun (DDG168 ×1) 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 1 × Mk 13 missile launcher (for the Standard-MR SAM) 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM 1 × Type 74 launcher for the ASROC 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes