JS Asahi explained

JS Asahi (DD-119) is the lead ship of the Asahi-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Her namesake came from “Morning sun”.

Development

The procurement of the destroyer began in 2013 in response to the reduction in the number of destroyers (namely the) within the JMSDF. The two major characteristics of this destroyer is its bigger emphasis on anti-submarine warfare and the adoption of the COGLAG (combined gas turbine electric and gas turbine) propulsion system. A second destroyer was procured a year later.^{[1] [2]}

Construction and career

She was laid down on 4 August 2015 and launched on 19 October 2016. Commissioned on 7 March 2018 with the hull number DD-119.^[3]

On 21 May 2022, the Asahi, the JS Makinami (DD-112), and the replenishment oiler, JS Hamana (AOE-424) sighted the PLAN Liaoning carrier strike group going towards Miyako-jima. ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 2013. Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2013 Budget. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019143623/http://www.mod.go.jp/e/d_budget/pdf/250516.pdf. 19 October 2013. 8 January 2019. Japan Ministry of Defense.
2. Web site: December 2013. Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2014 Budget. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302173329/http://www.mod.go.jp/e/d_budget/pdf/260130.pdf. 2 March 2014. 8 January 2019. Japan Ministry of Defense.
3. Web site: Gady. Franz-Stefan. Japan Commissions New Anti-Submarine Warfare Destroyer. 2020-10-02. thediplomat.com. en-US.
4. Web site: Chinese Carrier Strike Group Now Operating in East China Sea . 23 May 2022 .