JS ''Setogiri'' (DD-156) is an of the

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Development and design

The ''Asagiri'' class is equipped for combat and interception missions, and is primarily armed with anti-ship weapons. They carry two of the Mk-141

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(GMLS), which are

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systems. The ships are also fitted to be used against

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s. They also carry Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT), which can be used as an anti-submarine weapon. The ships have two of these systems abeam to

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and to

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. They are also fitted with an

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62-caliber gun to be used against sea and air targets. They are long. The ship has a range of at with a top speed of . The ship can have up to 220 personnel on board. The ship is also fitted to accommodate for one

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. The ship's

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can be used to service a SH-60J9(K) Seahawk

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Construction and career

''Setogiri'' was

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on 9 March 1987 and launched on 12 September 1988 by

Hitachi Zosen Corporation , formerly , is a major Japanese industrial and engineering corporation. It produces waste treatment plants, industrial plants, precision machinery, industrial machinery, steel mill process equipment, steel structures, construction machinery, ...

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. She was commissioned on 14 February 1990. The destroyer was dispatched to the

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caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku Earthquake on 11 March 2011. On 26 July 2013, she set sail off the coast of Somalia with the escort ship as the 16th dispatched anti-piracy action surface corps. She was engaged in missions until December of the same year and returned to Ōminato on 17 January 2014. From 19 March to 27 April 2016, the ship participated in the open sea practice voyage (flying) with the escort ship ''Ariake'' and the training submarine on 12 April. At the same time, it is the first Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to call at

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, a strategic point in central and southern

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. At around 10:50 pm on 26 August 2017, the SH-60J patrol helicopter on board the ship lost communication during night training. Of the four crew members, one male crew member was rescued after the accident, but the remaining three, including the captain, were missing. As a result of the search, an upside-down aircraft was found on the seabed at a depth of and as a result of unloading the aircraft and checking the inside on 27 October, two missing persons were found. The search was completed without finding the remaining crew member. On 3 December 2017, ''Setogiri'' departed from Ōminato for the

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off the coast of Somalia as the 29th dispatched anti-piracy action surface unit and engaged in missions until April 2018. On 13–14 May while returning to Japan, she conducted joint training with the

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destroyer and returned to Ōminato on 3 June.

Gallery

File:JS Setogiri at San Diego, -1 Jul. 1991 a.jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' at

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on 1 July 1991. File:JS Setogiri (DD-156) in the Pacific, -16 Nov. 2007 a.jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' during Keen Sword 08 on 16 November 2007 File:US Navy 080626-N-1974P-076 apanese Maritime Self Defense Ship JS Setogori (DD 156) arrives at Naval Station Pearl Harbor for this year's Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC).jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008. File:JDS Setogiri (DD-156).jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' during RIMPAC 2008. File:DD156setogiri.jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' at Akita on 13 October 2008. File:DD-156 Setogiri.jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' on 24 September 2017. File:JS Setogiri DD-156 20170929.jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' in

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on 29 September 2017. File:JMSDF Destroyer JS "Setogiri" in Deployment Surface Force Counter Piracy Enforcement.jpg, JS ''Setogiri'' on 23 February 2018.

References

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