JDS Yūgumo

	JDS Yūgumo
History
Japan
Name	Yūgumo ; (ゆうぐも);
Namesake	Yūgumo (1941)
Ordered	1974
Builder	Sumitomo, Uraga
Laid down	4 February 1976
Launched	21 May 1977
Commissioned	24 March 1978
Decommissioned	17 June 2005
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: DD-120
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yamagumo-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 long tons (2,235 t) standard
Length	115.2 m (377 ft 11 in) overall
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft	4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	6 × Mitsubishi 12 UEV 30/40 diesels
Speed	28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement	220
Sensors and ; processing systems	OQS-3 (Type 66 passive sonar); VDS AN/SQS-35(J);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	NOLR-6
Armament	4 × Mk.33 3"/50 caliber guns; 1 × ASROC anti-submarine rocket system; 1 × Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher; 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;

JDS Yūgumo (DD-121) was the sixth ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.

Construction and career

Yūgumo was laid down at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Uraga Shipyard on 4 February 1976 and launched on 21 May 1977. It was commissioned on 24 March 1978.^[1]

On March 27, 1982, it was transferred to the 23rd Escort Corps of the 4th Escort Corps, and the home port was transferred to Ominato.

On January 31, 1990, the 23rd Escort Corps was reorganized under the control of the Ominato District Force.

Engaged in disaster dispatch activities due to the Hokkaido Nansei-oki Earthquake that occurred on July 12, 1993.

On March 24, 1997, the 23rd escort corps was renamed to the 25th escort corps due to the revision of the corps number.

Engaged in disaster relief due to the eruption of Mount Usu that occurred on March 31, 2000.

Removed from the register on June 17, 2005. The total cruising range was about 652,372 nautical miles (about 30 laps of the earth).^[2]^[3]

^ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
^ Ships of the World Vol. 750. Gaijinsha. November 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.

v t e Yamagumo-class destroyers
Yamagumo Makigumo Asagumo Aokumo Akigumo Yūgumo
Preceded by: Ayanami class Followed by: Minegumo class
List of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

History
JDS Yūgumo
Japan
Name	Yūgumo (ゆうぐも)
Namesake	Yūgumo (1941)
Ordered	1974
Builder	Sumitomo, Uraga
Laid down	4 February 1976
Launched	21 May 1977
Commissioned	24 March 1978
Decommissioned	17 June 2005
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: DD-120
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yamagumo-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 long tons (2,235 t) standard
Length	115.2 m (377 ft 11 in) overall
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draft	4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	6 × Mitsubishi 12 UEV 30/40 diesels
Speed	28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement	220
Sensors and processing systems	OQS-3 (Type 66 passive sonar) VDS AN/SQS-35(J)
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-6
Armament	4 × Mk.33 3"/50 caliber guns 1 × ASROC anti-submarine rocket system 1 × Bofors 375 mm (15 in) ASW rocket launcher 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes