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Destroyers (DD, DDG, DDH, DDK)

Class

Ship(s) (year of commissioning / L, = year of launching)

 

 

Asakaze (2 ships)

INFO – Asakaze Class

(ex US Gleaves-class DD’s)

DD 181 JDS Asakaze (1941/54) (ex USS Ellyson / DD 454)

 

DD 182 JDS Hatakaze (1942/52) (ex USS Macomb / DD 458)

 

 

Ariake (2 ships)

INFO – Ariake Class

(ex US Fletcher-class DD’s)

DD   JDS Ariake (1944/59) (ex USS Heywood L. Edwards / DD 663)

 

DD   JDS Yugure (1944/59) (ex USS Richard P. Leary / DD 664)

 

 

 

 

Haruakaze / A-Type (2 ships)

INFO – Haruakaze Class DD’s

 

DD 101 JDS Haruakaze (1956)

 

DD 102 JDS Yukikaze (1956)

 

 

Ayanami (7 ships)

INFO – Ayanami Class DD’s

 

DD 103 JDS Ayanami (1958)

 

DD 104 JDS Isonami (1958)

 

DD 105 JDS Uranami (1958)

 

DD 106 JDS Shikinami (1958)

 

DD 110 JDS Takanami (1960)

 

DD 111 JDS Onami (1960)

 

DD 112 JDS Makinami (1960)

 

Murasame (3 ships)

INFO – Murasame Class DD’s

 

DD 107 JDS Murasame (L,1958)

 

DD 108 JDS Yudachi (L,1958)

 

DD 109 JDS Harusame (L,1959)

 

Akizuki (2 ships)

INFO – Akizuki Class DD’s

 

DD 161 JDS Akizuki (1960)

 

DD 162 JDS Teruzuki (1960)

 

Amatsukaze (1 ship)

Amatsukaze Class DD

 

DDG 163 JDS Amatsukaze (1965)

 

Yamagumo (6 ships)

INFO Yamagumo Class DDK’s

 

DD 113 JDS Yamagumo (1966)

 

DD 114 JDS Makigumo (1966)

 

DD 115 JDS Asagumo (1967)

 

DD 119 JDS Aokumo (1972)

 

DD 120 JDS Akigumo (1974)

 

DD 121 JDS Yugumo (1978)

 

Takatsuki (4 ships)

INFO – Takatsuki Class DD’s

 

DD 164 JDS Takatsuki (1967)

 

DD 165 JDS Kikuzuki (1968)

 

DD 166 JDS Mochizuki (1969)

 

DD 167 JDS Nagatsuki (1970)

 

Minegumo (3 ships)

INFO – Minegumo Class DDK’s

 

DD 116 JDS Minegumo (1968)

 

DD 117 JDS Natsugumo (1969)

 

DD 118 JDS Murakumo (1970)

 

Haruna (2 ships)

INFO – Haruna Class DDH’s

 

DDH 141 JDS Haruna (1973)

 

DDH 142 JDS Hiei (1974)

 

Tachikaze (3 ships)

INFO – Tachikaze Class DDG’s

 

DDG 168 JDS Tachikaze (1976)

 

DDG 169 JDS Asakaze (1979)

 

DDG 170 JDS Sawakaze (1983)

 

Shirane (2 ships)

INFO – Shirane Class DDH’s

 

DDH 143 JDS Shirane (1980)

 

DDH 144 JDS Kurama (1981)

 

Hatsuyuki (12 ships)

INFO – Hatsuyuki Class DD’s

 

DD 122 JDS Hatsuyuki (1982)

 

DD 123 JDS Shirayuki (1982)

 

DD 124 JDS Mineyuki (1984)

 

DD 125 JDS Sawayuki (1984)

 

DD 126 JDS Hamayuki (1983)

 

DD 127 JDS Isoyuki (1985)

 

DD 128 JDS Haruyuki (1985)

(modified version)

DD 129 JDS Yamayuki (1985)

 

DD 130 JDS Matsuyuki (1986)

 

DD 131 JDS Setoyuki (1986)

 

DD 132 JDS Asayuki (1987)

 

DD 133 JDS Shimayuki (1987)

 

Hatakaze (2 ships)

INFO – Hatakaze Class DDG’s

 

DDG 171 JDS Hatakaze (1986)

 

DDG 172 JDS Shimakaze (1988)

 

Asagiri (8 ships)

INFO – Asagiri Class DD’s

 

DD 151 JDS Asagiri (1988)

 

DD 152 JDS Yamagiri (1989)

 

DD 153 JDS Yugiri (1989)

 

DD 154 JDS Amagiri (1989)

 

DD 155 JDS Hamagiri (1990)

 

DD 156 JDS Setogiri (1990)

 

DD 157 JDS Sawagiri (1990)

 

DD 158 JDS Umigiri (1991)

 

Kongo (4 ships)

INFO – Kongo Class DDG’s

 

DDG 173 JDS Kongou (1993)

 

DDG 174 JDS Kirishima (1995)

 

DDG 175 JDS Myoko (1996)

 

DDG 176 JDS Chokai (1998)

 

Murasame (9 ships)

INFO – Murasame Class DD’s

 

DD 101 JDS Murasame (1996)

 

DD 102 JDS Harusame (1997)

 

DD 103 JDS Yudachi (1999)

 

DD 104 JDS Kirisame (1999)

 

DD 105 JDS Inazuma (2000)

 

DD 106 JDS Samidare (2000)

 

DD 107 JDS Ikazuchi (2001)

 

DD 108 JDS Akebono (2002)

 

DD 109 JDS Ariake (2002)

 

Takanami (5 ships)

INFO – Takanami Class DD’s

 

DD 110 JDS Takanami (2003)