JS Shiranui explained

JS Shiranui (DD-120) is the second ship of the Asahi-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Her namesake came from the optical phenomenon called Shiranui, or "Phosphorescent Light".

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 20 May 2016 and launched on 12 October 2017. Commissioned on 27 February 2019 with the hull number DD-120.^[3]

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: Japan Commissions JS Shiranui Asahi-class Destroyer. 2020-10-02. www.defenseworld.net.