JDS ''Takatsuki'' (DD-164) was the

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of ''Takatsuki''-class destroyers. She was commissioned on 15 March 1967.

Construction and career

''Takatsuki'' was

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on October 8, 1964. Launched on January 7, 1966, commissioned on March 15, 1967, it was incorporated into the 1st Escort Group as a ship under direct control and deployed to

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. On March 27, 1968, the 1st Escort Corps was newly commissioned under the 1st Escort Corps group and was incorporated with JDS Kikuzuki commissioned on the same day. From November 1970 to March 30, 1970, a regular inspection was carried out at Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries

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No. 2 Factory, equipped with variable depth sonar (VDS) and a tactical information processing device NYYA-1. On February 1, 1971, it was incorporated into the 2nd Escort Group as a

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, and the fixed port was transferred to

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. It was decided to be dispatched as a disaster in response to the that occurred in

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on November 9, 1974, and on November 26, the incident site together with the escort vessels JDS Haruna, JDS Mochizuki, JDS Narushio and JDS Yukikaze. She was dispatched to

and fired for submergence from the 27th to the 28th. In 1977, participated in a practicing voyage to the ocean. On March 27, 1981, it was incorporated into the 1st Escort Group as a flagship, and the fixed port was transferred to

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. Joined the 1st Escort Corps of the 4th Escort Corps on March 30, 1983. It has undergone a modernization refurbishment (FRAM) since April 1, 1984, which was completed on October 31, 1985. Since June 1994, she has participated in a practicing voyage to

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with the escort vessels JDS Nagatsuki, JDS Mochizuki, and JS Shirayuki. On March 16, 1995, she was transferred to the Maizuru District Force 2nd Escort Corps, and the fixed port was transferred to

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. On March 24, 1997, the 2nd escort was renamed the 24th escort due to the revision of the corps number. She was decommissioned on August 16, 2002. Despite the FRAM, the ship was 35 years and 5 months old, with a total voyage of 814,113 nautical miles (37.6 laps of the earth) and a total voyage of 65,480 hours.

Citations

References

* 石橋孝夫『海上自衛隊全艦船 1952-2002』（並木書房、2002年） * 『世界の艦船増刊第63集自衛艦史を彩った12隻』（海人社、2003年） * 『世界の艦船増刊第66集海上自衛隊全艦艇史』（海人社、2004年） * 『世界の艦船』第750号（海人社、2011年11月号） {{DEFAULTSORT:Takatsuki (DD-164) 1966 ships Takatsuki-class destroyers Ships built by IHI Corporation