Ships of Kanmon Strait

photographed January 30, 2025 around 17:00 by Ship Freakazoid while JMSDF military vessel ship spotting in the Kanmon Straits of Japan. The helicopter carrier made an eerie metallic sound as it passed between Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and So-So Shimonoseki City on a hazy, frigid and windy winter afternoon.   JS HYUGA ・ ひゅうが sailing the Kanmon Straits of Japan This Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ASW vessel's paintjob and construction gives it a unique look and makes it look very different from different angles and under differing lighting conditions. Interesting... And, certainly well planned out by what some call the Japanese Navy.  DDH-181 HYUGA a JMSDF anti-submarine warfare helicopter carrier 関門海峡を通る (HYUGA)  ひゅうが型護衛艦 Ship Freakazoid captured the ASW (anti-submarine warfare) carrier HYUGA (DDH-181) as it sailed thru Kanmon Straits of Japan on January 30, 2025 at around 17:00 . It's passage was announced in advance and posted on a Japan Coast Guard website....

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 ...

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...

RARE!!!  An Oyashio Class Submarine in the Kanmon Straits!!! 希少！　おやしお型潜水艦 in 関門海峡♪ Captured in both photos and video  2024年8月31日 W撮影 📸📹 JMSDF Oyashio Class Submarine in Kanmon Straits 2024.08.31. Every once in a while, things don't go as planned, but turn out way better! This was one of those times. Read on: On a lovely summer day right after Typhoon #10 (aka ShanShan), Ship Freakzoid went to a spot in Kokura to take a look at the bay to hopefully see his finless porpoise friend and maybe see some cool ships passing by. So many ships had been anchored due to the typhoon, so heavy volume was expected. おやしお型潜水艦　関門海峡　2024年8月31日 Well, the friendly porpoise didn't show up. Poor guy was probably tired from the wind and waves. However, a heap of ships did show up. Some JMSDF vessels were among them. The first one spotted was a SUBMARINE!!! This Oyashio-class sub of the JMSDF was heading west to east when photographed and recorded on video. The Japanese Navy seems to somehow arrange...

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...