Takatsuki-class destroyer explained

The Takatsuki class destroyer was a vessel of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It was the predecessor of the, and was mainly used for anti-submarine warfare duties.^[1]

In 1985-1988, Takatsuki and Kikuzuki were upgraded with Sea Sparrow SAM launchers, Harpoon missile anti-ship missile launchers, Phalanx CIWS systems (Kikuzuki only), new FCS (FCS-2-12) fire control radar and TASS. Mochizuki and Nagatsuki were in the upgrade program, but were eventually not upgraded.^[2]

Ships

Building no.	Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Completed	Decommissioned
2304	DD-164	Takatsuki	8 October 1964	7 January 1966	15 March 1967	16 August 2002
2305	DD-165	Kikuzuki	15 March 1966	March 25, 1967	27 March 1968	6 November 2003
2306	DD-166/ ASU-7019	Mochizuki	22 November 1966	15 March 1968	25 March 1969	Converted to ASU-7019 on 16 March 1995, decommissioned on 19 March 1999
2307	DD-167	Nagatsuki	2 March 1968	19 March 1969	12 February 1970	1 April 1996, sunk as target off 3 August 1998

Books

The Maru Special, Ships of the JMSDF No.57 Takatsuki class escort vessels, Ushio Shobō (Japan), November 1981
The Maru Special, Ships of the JMSDF No.78 Electronics weapons, Power Plants and Helicopters, Ushio Shobō (Japan), August 1983

Notes and References

Web site: JMSDF (Cold War Japanese Navy) . 2024-06-13 . naval encyclopedia . en-US.
Web site: D-Mitch . The evolution of Japanese destroyers after WWII . 2024-06-13.