JS Shimakaze explained

JS Shimakaze (DDG-172/TV-3521) is the second ship of the guided missile destroyers built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was reclassified as training ship in 2021.

Construction and career

Shimakaze was laid down on the 13 January 1985 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki. She was launched on 30 January 1987, and commissioned on 23 March 1988.^[1]

On 23 November 2017, Shimakaze along with,, and participated in the search and rescue of a crashed C-2A Greyhound from the United States Navy 7th Fleet.^[2]

, and Shimakaze participated in a bilateral exercise between the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on 16 October 2019.^[3]

On 30 March 2020, Shimakaze was damaged in a collision with a Chinese fishing vessel in the East China Sea.^{[4] [5]}

Shimakaze was converted to training ship and redesignated as TV-3521 on 19 March 2021.^[6]

See also

• List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships

References

• Book: Saunders . Stephen . IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 . 2015 . IHS Global Limited . 978-0-7106-3143-5 .

Notes and References

1. Saunders 2015, p. 440
2. Web site: 2017-11-23. Search for 3 Sailors Missing After C-2A Crash in Philippine Sea Expands. 2020-09-20. USNI News. en-US.
3. Web site: 2019-10-30. HMCS Ottawa participates in KAEDEX. 2020-09-20. Pacific Navy News.
4. Web site: Japanese destroyer is damaged in collision with Chinese fishing vessel in East China Sea. 2020-09-20. Stars and Stripes.
5. News: 2020-03-31. Japan says destroyer and Chinese boat collided; China says one hurt. en. Reuters. 2020-09-20.
6. 海人社. May 2021. 「あまつかぜ」から「しまかぜ」まで 海自在来型DDGを振り返る. From "Amatsukaze" to "Shimakaze": Looking back on the DDG . 世界の艦船. 947. 海人社. 43–51. JA.