JS SAZANAMI Japanese Destroyer in the Kanmon Strait

JS SAZANAMI #113 (さざなみ) JMSDF Takanami Class Destroyer

JS SAZANAMI #113 (さざなみ)

JS SAZANAMI sailed thru the Kanmon Straits of Japan the afternoon of October 20, 2024. It was a pleasant sight to see. And, from the looks of it, the Sazanami's crew were enjoying the sights of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and maybe even glancing a bit at the inferior Shimonoseki City side of the strait, as well.

DD-113 護衛艦さざなみ ★ 海上自衛隊 ★ たかなみ型護衛艦

Did you know the Japanese Navy eats curry rice on Fridays? Well, they do.

Japanese taxpayer money well spent - The JMSDF's Destroyer SAZANAMI

Here is some more info. on this warship.

***SPECS (sourced from Wikipedia)***

Name: Sazanami (さざなみ)

Ordered: 2000

Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki

Laid down: 4 April 2002

Launched: 29 August 2003

Commissioned: 16 February 2005

Home Port: Kure

MMSI Number: 431999679

Pennant Number: DD-113

Class & Type: Takanami-class destroyer

Displacement: 4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard 6,300 long tons (6,401 t) full load

Length: 151 m (495 ft)

Beam: 17.4 m (57 ft)

Height: 10.9 m (36 ft)

Draft : 5.3 m (17 ft)

Propulsion

2 × Ishikawajima Harima LM-2500 gas turbines

2 × Kawasaki Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines

60,000 shp (45 MW)

2 shafts

Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Complement: 175

Sensors and processing systems

OPS-25B Radar

OPS-28D Surface Search Radar

OPS-20 Navigational Radar

OQS-5 Sonar

UQR-2 Towed Sonar

Type 81 Fire Control System

Electronic warfare & decoys

NOLQ-3 ECM system

4 × Mk137 Chaff Dispensers

Armament

1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun

2 × missile canister up to 8 Type 90 (SSM-1B)

2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS

2 × Type 68 triple torpedo tubes

VLS Mk 41 (32 cells)

• Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM

• RUM-139 VL ASROC

Aircraft carried: 1 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter

Aviation facilities: Hangar and helipad

DD-113 護衛艦さざなみは日本海上自衛隊のたかなみ型護衛艦の4番艦です♪

2024年10月20日の午後15:50前後の撮影です♪

いつも日本を守てくれて、ありがとうございます！

Japanese police boat VS Japanese navy destroyer

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