JDS Akigumo (DD-120) was the fifth ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.

JDS Akigumo
History
Japan
Name	Akigumo (あきぐも)
Namesake	Akigumo (1941)
Ordered	1971
Builder	Sumitomo, Uraga
Laid down	7 July 1972
Launched	23 October 1973
Commissioned	24 July 1974
Decommissioned	16 February 2005
Reclassified	TV-3514
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: DD-120
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yamagumo-class destroyer
Displacement	2,150 long tons (2,185 t) standard
Length	115.2 m (377 ft 11 in) overall
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft	4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	6 × Mitsubishi 12 UEV 30/40 diesels
Speed	27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement	220
Sensors and processing systems	OQS-3 (Type 66 passive sonar) VDS AN/SQS-35(J)
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-6
Armament	4 × Mk.33 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × ASROC anti-submarine rocket system 1 × Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes

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.[1]

From July 17 to August 28, 1976, participated in RIMPAC 1976 with the escort ship JDS Aokumo, JDS Narushio and eight P-2J aircraft.

On October 5, 1979, at the Terashima harbor in Nagasaki Prefecture, the bow of JDS Aokumo during a night anchoring training that relied only on the moonlight without using any radar or lighting. I touched the rear part of the starboard side of JDS Akigumo. A breach occurred on the water line of Akigumo and a small crack occurred on the starboard bow water line of Aokumo. Neither ship was injured.

In 1980, she participated in the 24th pelagic practice voyage.

On March 27, 1982, the 23rd Escort Corps was reorganized under the 4th Escort Corps group, and her home port was transferred to Ominato.

On January 31, 1990, the 23rd Escort Corps was reorganized under the control of the Ominato District Force.

On March 24, 1997, the 23rd escort corps was renamed to the 25th escort corps due to the revision of the corps number. Engaged in disaster relief activities due to the eruption of Mt. Usu that occurred on March 31, 2000. On June 13, the same year, she was changed to a training vessel and her registration number was changed to TV-3514.

She was transferred to the 1st Training Squadron and her home port was transferred to Kure. She was removed on February 16, 2005. Her total itinerary during her commission reached about 600,000 nautical miles, about 29 laps of the globe.[2][3]

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