JS Amagiri
{{short description|Asagiri-class destroyer}}
{{other ships|Japanese destroyer Amagiri}}
{{Expand Japanese|あまぎり (護衛艦)|date=December 2014}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=File:JS Amagiri in Cruise.jpg |Ship caption=JS Amagiri (DD-154) }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Japan |Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|Japan|naval}} |Ship name= *Amagiri
|Ship owner= |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= |Ship launched=September 9, 1987 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=February 28, 1989 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship identification={{MMSI Number|431999537}} |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= |Ship status=in active service |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|137|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|14.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= |Ship draft={{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=4 gas turbines {{cvt|54,000|shp}} |Ship speed= {{convert|30|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= {{convert|8030|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn}} |Ship complement=220 |Ship sensors=*OYQ-6/7 CDS (w/ Link-11)
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|Ship armament=*1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun
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JS Amagiri (DD-154) is an {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer}} of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.{{cite web|title=Asagiri class Destroyer - DD|url=http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Japan-Maritime-Self-Defense-Force/Destroyer/Asagiri-class.htm|website=seaforces.org|accessdate=11 December 2014}} Amagiri is currently in active service, homeported in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Japan-Maritime-Self-Defense-Force/Destroyer/Asagiri-class_DAT/DD-154-JDS-Amagiri.htm|title=JDS Amagiri DD-154 Asagiri class Destroyer JMSDF|website=www.seaforces.org|access-date=2018-05-04}}
Description
= Armaments=
Amagiri is equipped for combat and interception missions and is primarily armed with anti-ship weapons. Amagiri carries two of the Mk-141 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), which are anti-ship missile systems. The ship is also fitted to be used against submarines. She also carries the Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT), which can be used as an anti-submarine weapon. The ship has two of these systems abeam to starboard and to port. Amagiri is also fitted with an Oto-Melara 62-caliber gun to be used against sea and air targets.File:JS Amagiri - Mk 141 Harpoon Launchers.jpg
=Specifications=
Amagiri is {{convert|137|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long. The ship has a range of {{convert|8000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|14|kn|lk=in}} with a top speed of {{convert|30|kn}}. The ship can have up to 220 personnel on board. The ship is also fitted to accommodate for one aircraft. The ship's flight deck can be used to service a SH-60J9(K) Seahawk helicopter.File:US Navy 061111-N-6621K-002 A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60J Seahawk helicopter sits on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) after flying a U.S Navy liaison officer from JDS Kirishi.jpg
History
Amagiri was laid down on March 3, 1986, launched on September 9, 1987, and commissioned on February 28, 1989.
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Category:Ships built by IHI Corporation
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