Name Ashigara (DDG-178) Ordered 2003 Commissioned 13 March 2008 Construction started 6 April 2005 Length 171 m | Namesake Mount Ashigara Laid down April 6, 2005 Status In Service Launched 30 August 2006 | |
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Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | ||
JS Ashigara (DDG-178) is an Atago class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Ashigara was named for Mount Ashigara, and is the first Japanese ship to bear the prefix JS (Japanese Ship) instead of JDS (Japanese Defense Ship).
She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Nagasaki on April 6, 2005, launched on August 30, 2006; and was commissioned on 13 March 2008.
Service
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami.
References
JDS Ashigara Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA