Ships of Kanmon Strait

a Takanami-class destroyer of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force sailed thru the Kanmon Straits on the morning of March 10, 2025.  JS SUZUNAMI すずなみ DD-114 Ship Freakazoid was about to call it a day after a cold morning of shooting ships with cameras when a dodgy looking ship caught his eye. It sort of looked like a gray colored tugboat at first.  Chinese Navy doesn't like this Japanese Destroyer Just goes to show military designs and paint schemes work. Especially considering the badass armaments and destructive capabilities it possesses. The CCP's People's Liberation Army Navy doesn't like this Japanese Destroyer. They (the Chinese Navy) unsuccessfully tried to scare Japan by flying a helicopter dangerously close to the JS Suzunami some years ago. They obviously were intimidated by the superior JMSDF vessel. JMSDF Destroyer SUZUNAMI (DD-114) sailing the Kanmon Straits 関門海峡を通るJS SUZUNAMI（すずなみ）海上自衛隊の護衛艦 The video camera battery ran out during shooting, but there was just ...

JMSDF destroyer escort TONE (DE-234) passed thru the Kanmon Straits. TONE DE-234, a JMSDF Destroyer Escort in the Kanmon Straits  As is often the case with the JMSDF vessels; two of them passed each other in the Kanmon Straits of Japan between Shimonoseki City and the Moji Ward of Garden Paradise Kitakyushu. DE234 Tone, an Abukuma Class Destroyer, passed by an Oyashio Class Submarine on August 31, 2024.  (Photos and video of the sub are on this website) Tone DE234 off in the distance ・ 海上自衛隊　とね　DE-234 Ship Freakazoid captured this Japanese destroyer on digital "movie film" using an old second-hand JVC Everio video camera with 54x Konica Minolta zoom lens and uploaded it to his YouTube Channel.  https://www.youtube.com/@ShipFreakazoid   Details of this very cool kickass Japanese naval ship follow: Name: Tone  (とね) Namesake: Tone (1937) Ordered: 1989 Builder: Sumitomo, Tokyo Laid down: 8 February 1991 Launched: 6 December 1991 Commissioned: 8 February 1993 Homep...

せとぎり JS Setogiri DD-156 護衛艦    SETOGIRI is a Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It recently passed thru the Kanmon Strait and was photographed from Moji, Kitakyushu, Japan with an Olympus e 520 DSLR camera equipped with Zuiko 150mm lens. The ship and crew protect Japan. We wish them a Happy New Year in 2022. The Japanese Navy has awesome curry and they serve it every Friday so December 31, 2021 will be their last naval curry meal of the year. Their first curry in Year of the Tiger will be on January 7, 2022.  Type / Class: Destroyer, DD; Asagiri Class  Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Uraga, Japan  STATUS: Laid down: March 9, 1987  Launched: September 12, 1988  Commissioned: February 14, 1990  Homeport: Ominato, Aomori, Japan Specifications: Length: 137 meters (449 feet 6 inches) Beam: 14,6 meters (47 ft 11 in) Draft: 4,5 meters (14 ft 9 in) Displacement: 3500 tons (standard) / 4900 tons (full load) Speed: 30 kno...