JS Hyūga

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JS Hyūga
History
Japan
Name
  • Hyūga
  • (ひゅうが)
NamesakeHyūga Province
Ordered2004
BuilderIHI, Yokohama
Laid down11 May 2006
Launched23 August 2007
Commissioned18 March 2009
Homeport
Maizuru
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeHyūga-class helicopter destroyer
Displacement
  • 13,950 long tons (14,170 t) standard;
  • 19,000 long tons (19,000 t) full load
Length197 m (646 ft 4 in)
Beam33 m (108 ft 3 in)
PropulsionCOGAG, two shafts, 100,000 hp (75,000 kW)
Speedmore than 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • ATECS (advanced technology command system)
    • OYQ-10 advanced combat direction system
    • FCS-3
      AAW
      system
    • OQQ-21 ASW system
    • NOLQ-3C
      EW
      system
    • OPS-20C surface search radar
Armament
  • 16 cells
    Mk 41 VLS
    • 16
      ESSM
    • 12
      RUM-139 VL ASROC
  • 2 × 20 mm
    CIWS
  • 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes
  • 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried
  • 3 ×
    MCH-101
  • 18 aircraft maximum
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck, hangar deck

JS Hyūga (DDH-181) is the lead ship of the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Development and design

Main article: Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer

They are sometimes referred to as an

Izumo-class helicopter destroyer, which specializes in on-board helicopter operation, with only the minimum weapons for self-defense (two each for close-range air defense missiles and high-performance 20 mm machine guns).[2]

They have the ability to operate a large number of helicopters at the same time due to its vast full deck and large hull volume. As a result, it has superior zone anti-submarine warfare capability than conventional helicopter-equipped destroyers, and can also handle transport helicopters and rescue helicopters. Respond to various missions such as support.

Since the hull size is larger than some conventional light aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, it may be compared with light aircraft carriers that operate

Harrier, but the Ministry of Defense says The operation of the fixed-wing aircraft in the model has not been officially announced, and Yoji Koda, a former self-defense fleet commander, states that the ship is completely different in nature from the aircraft carrier
.

Construction and career

The ship was

launched on 23 August 2007 by IHI Marine United and commissioned into military service on 18 March 2009.[3]

On 5 September 2009, medical verification was conducted at the port of

US Navy from 10 to 18 November of the same year.[6] From 20 to 23 August 2010, in order to participate in Isewan Marine Festa 2010, JS Kongō, JS Shirayuki, JS Uraga, and the icebreaker Shirase were at Nagoya Port
.

This ship delivered supplies and undertook disaster relief operations after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[7]

Around 17:00 on 10 February 2012, four Chinese Navy Type 054A and Type 053H2G frigates, Changzhou, Tongling, Jiaxing, and Lianyungang, which were sailing about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Miyakojima, were discovered by Hyūga.

She became the first Japanese vessel to have an American MV-22 Osprey land aboard the ship during exercise Dawn Blitz in San Diego, California on 14 June 2013.[8] On 25 March 2015, the vessel's home port was transferred to Maizuru after being transferred to the 3rd Escort Corps of the 3rd Escort Corps by reorganization. Hyūga participated in the integrated training Dawn Blitz 15 held in the United States from 18 August to 9 September 2015 with JS Ashigara and JS Kunisaki under the command of the Mine Warfare Force.[9]

Hyūga was deployed in the

Korean Peninsula in response to increased tensions over North Korea
's nuclear weapons program.

From 8 to 24 May 2018, she participated in the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade Exercise in the waters west of Kyushu, Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, and the surrounding waters with the JS Shimokita. From the Ground Self-Defense Force, the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, the 1st Helicopter Corps, the Western Air Corps, etc.[12] On 14 October of the same year, assuming a huge Nankai Trough earthquake, a Japan-US joint disaster prevention drill was held in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture.[13] From 27 November to 5 December of the same year, Japan-US joint cruising training was conducted with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and several other ships in the sea and airspace from around the Bashi Channel to the south of the Kantō region.[14] From 15 to 17 December 2020, Japan-US-France joint training was conducted with the USS John S. McCain, P-8A, and the French Navy submarine Émeraude in the sea and airspace around Okinotorishima.[15]

Between 4-8 November 2023, Hyūga participated in a Multi-Large Deck Event, with

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and their task force ships, in the Philippine Sea.[16]

Currently, she is assigned to the 3rd Escort Group, 3rd Escort Corps, and the home port is Maizuru.

Gallery

  • JS Hyūga
  • JS Hyūga docked at Yokohama on 6 September 2009.
    JS Hyūga docked at Yokohama on 6 September 2009.
  • JS Hyūga's elevator on 6 September 2009.
    JS Hyūga's elevator on 6 September 2009.
  • JS Hyūga on 9 October 2009.
    JS Hyūga on 9 October 2009.
  • JS Hyūga on 17 November 2009.
    JS Hyūga on 17 November 2009.
  • JS Hyūga and USS George Washington on 17 November 2009.
    JS Hyūga and USS George Washington on 17 November 2009.
  • JS Hyūga's Mk.41 VLS on 22 August 2010.
    JS Hyūga's Mk.41 VLS on 22 August 2010.
  • JS Hyūga in Pearl Harbor on 16 May 2013.
    JS Hyūga in Pearl Harbor on 16 May 2013.
  • USMC MV-22B Osprey aboard JS Hyūga on 13 June 2013.
    USMC MV-22B Osprey aboard JS Hyūga on 13 June 2013.
  • JS Hyūga and USS Ronald Reagan on 23 November 2015.
    JS Hyūga and USS Ronald Reagan on 23 November 2015.
  • USMC MV-22B Osprey aboard JS Hyūga on 19 April 2016.
    USMC MV-22B Osprey aboard JS Hyūga on 19 April 2016.
  • JS Hyūga arriving at Pearl Harbor on 3 August 2016.
  • An SH-60K taking off from JS Hyūga on 25 September 2016.
    An SH-60K taking off from JS Hyūga on 25 September 2016.

Notes

  1. ^ "来年にも4隻体制に 導入進む日本の空母、その現状と課題". 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ^ All about the state-of-the-art DDH, Special feature: State-of-the-art DDH Hyuga, Ships of the World, No. 710. Gaijinsha. August 2009. pp. 75–91.
  3. ^ GlobalSecurity.org, DDH-161 Hyuga/16DDH "13,500 ton" ton Class
  4. ^ "朝雲ニュース". 2009-10-01. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  5. ^ "朝雲ニュース". 2009-10-01. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  6. ^ "Essex rejoins PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU during exercise". 2010-05-22. Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  7. ^ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Marines land Osprey on Japanese ship, a first". San Diego Union-Tribune.
  9. ^ "Joint Staff Press Release" (PDF). mod.go.jp (Press release) (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (19 April 2016). "【熊本地震】海自「ひゅうが」にオスプレイ着艦 生活物資輸送 連携アピール". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  11. ^ "平成２８年度米国派遣訓練（ＲＩＭＰＡＣ２０１６）への参加について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  12. ^ "水陸機動団演習の概要について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ "南海トラフ想定し防災訓練 和歌山で自衛隊と米軍（写真=共同）". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  14. ^ "日米共同巡航訓練の実施について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. ^ "日米仏共同訓練について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  16. ^ US, Japan navies stage aircraft carrier meetup in Western Pacific, Mike Yeo, Defense News, 2023-11-10

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