:JDS Akigumo
{{short description|Yamagumo-class destroyer}}
{{other ships|Japanese destroyer Akigumo}}
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| Ship namesake = Akigumo (1941) | Ship ordered = 1971 | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Sumitomo, Uraga | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 7 July 1972 | Ship launched = 23 October 1973 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 24 July 1974 | Ship decommissioned = 16 February 2005 | Ship renamed = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = Kure | Ship identification = *Pennant number: DD-120 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = title | Ship reclassified = TV-3514 | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Yamagumo-class destroyer | Ship displacement = *{{convert|2150|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} standard | Ship length = *{{convert|115.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | Ship beam = {{convert|11.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = *{{convert|4.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = *6 × Mitsubishi 12 UEV 30/40 diesels | Ship speed = *{{convert|27|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | Ship range = {{convert|6000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} | Ship endurance = | Ship complement = 220 | Ship sensors = *OQS-3 (Type 66 passive sonar)
| Ship EW = *NOLR-6 | Ship armament = * 4 × Mk.33 3"/50 caliber guns
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JDS Akigumo (DD-120/TV-3514) was the fifth ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.
Construction and career
Akigumo was laid down at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Uraga Shipyard on 7 July 1972 and launched on 23 October 1973. She was commissioned on 24 July 1974.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History|publisher=Gaijinsha|year=2004|isbn=|location=|pages=}}
From 17 July to 28 August 1976, the ship participated in RIMPAC 1976 with the {{JDS|Aokumo}}, {{JDS|Narushio|SS-595|6}} and eight P-2J aircraft.
On the night of 5 October 1979 at Terashima harbor in Nagasaki Prefecture, the bow of {{JDS|Aokumo}} struck the aft starboard hull of Akigumo. At that time, Aokumo was undergoing nighttime anchoring training that relied only on the moonlight without using any radar or artificial lighting. A breach occurred on the waterline of Akigumo and a small crack occurred on the starboard bow waterline of Aokumo. No casualties on either ship.
In 1980, she participated in the JMSDF's 24th Ocean Training Cruise.
On 27 March 1982, the 23rd Escort Corps was reorganized under the 4th Escort Corps Group, and her home port was transferred to Ōminato. On 31 January 1990, the 23rd Escort Corps was reorganized under the control of the Ōminato District Force. On 24 March 1997, the 23rd Escort Corps was renamed to the 25th Escort Corps due to the revision of the corps number.
Akigumo participated in disaster relief activities due to the eruption of Mount Usu that occurred on 31 March 2000. On 13 June, she was converted to a training ship and her hull number was changed to TV-3514.
She was transferred to the 1st Training Squadron and her home port was transferred to Kure. She was decommissioned on 16 February 2005. Her total itinerary during her commission reached about 600,000 nautical miles, about 29 laps of the globe.{{Cite book|title=Ships of the World Vol. 750|publisher=Gaijinsha|date=November 2011}}{{Cite book|last=Takao|first=Ishibashi|title=All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002|publisher=Namiki Shobo|year=2002}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|JS Akigumo (DD-120)}}
{{Yamagumo class destroyers}}
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Category:Yamagumo-class destroyers
Category:Ships built by Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Category:Training ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force