Description:
The Japan Marine Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri is a class of multi-role escort frigates, destroyers for MSDF, with outstanding anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) capabilities and limited anti-air warfare (AAW). The MSDF commissioned eight Asagiri-class frigates between 1988 and 1991. These ships' design is the basis of the more capable Murasame and Takanami frigates commissioned by the JMSDF between 1996 and 2010.
Asagiri-class frigates propulsion system consists of four SM1A gas turbines developing 54,000-shp of power and enabling a top speed of 30 knots. These frigates feature an aft flight deck and hangar facility allowing for operation of a single SH-60J helicopter. The weapon system consists of a 76mm dual purpose gun, two 20mm Phalanx guns, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles, 16 ASROC rockets, one eight-cell Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile system, and two triple 12.75-in torpedo tubes.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 220
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 76 mm
Number of Weapons: 32
Dimensions: Beam 14.6 m, Draft 4.5 m, Length 137 m
Weights: Full Displacement 3,500 t
Performance: Top Speed 30 kt (56 kph)
Power: Power 54,000 shp
Other: Torpedo Tubes 6 12.75-in torpedo tubes
Operators
Japan / 8
Ships
DD151 Asagiri
Commissioning: 1988
DD152 Yamagiri
Commissioning: 1989
DD153 Yuugiri
Commissioning: 1989
DD154 Amagiri
Commissioning: 1989
DD155 Hamagiri
Commissioning: 1990
DD156 Setogiri
Commissioning: 1990
DD157 Sawagiri
Commissioning: 1990
DD158 Umigiri
Commissioning: 1991
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Notes (*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Japan / 8 
