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JDS ''Tokachi'' (DE-218) was the fourth ship of the s of
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy ( ...
.


Development and design

The ''Chikugo'' class was designed as the modified variant of the , the preceding
destroyer escort Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by th ...
class. The main
anti-submarine An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapon ...
(ASW) weapon was changed from the M/50 ASW rocket launcher to the
ASROC The RUR-5 ASROC (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed ...
anti-submarine missile An anti-submarine missile is a standoff missile, standoff anti-submarine weapon, often a specialized variant of anti-ship missile. Anti-submarine missiles usually include a jet engine, jet or rocket engine, rocket engine and a warhead aimed di ...
. The octuple launcher for ASROC was stationed at the mid-deck, and the entire ship design was prescribed by this stationing.


Construction and career

''Tokachi'' was
laid down Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship. Keel laying is one ...
on 11 December 1970 at
Mitsui Engineering & SHipbuilding () is a Japanese heavy industries company. Despite its name, it no longer builds ships and now focuses mainly on production of high-value ship equipment such as Marine propulsion, engines and automated gantry cranes. Mitsui E&S is the largest ...
,
Tamano Tamano City Hall Aerial view of Tamano city center Shibukawa beach in Tamano is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 55,889 in 27087 households, and a population density of 540 person ...
and launched on 25 November 1971. The vessel was commissioned on 17 May 1972 into the 35th Escort Corps of the Ominato District Force. On August 31, 1973, the 35th Escort Corps was reorganized under the 4th Escort Corps group. On March 27, 1982, the 35th Escort Corps was reorganized into the Ominato District Force. On March 27, 1985, she was transferred to the 38th Escort Corps of the Kure District Force, and the home port was transferred to
Kure is a city in the Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 208,024 in 106,616 households and a population density of 590 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . With a strong industrial and naval heritage, ...
. Dismantled at Yamaji Sangyo in
Okayama City is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The city was founded on June 1, ...
in 1999 after being removed from the register on 15 April 1998.


Gallery

File:JS Tokachi (DE-218) and JS ÅŒi (DE-214) in Apra Harbor, -1 Apr. 1984 c.jpg, JDS ''Tokachi'' and
JDS ÅŒi JDS ''ÅŒi'' (DE-214) is the fourth ship of of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Development and design This class was the first JMSDF surface combatant adopted shelter-deck design. Propulsion systems varied in each vessel because the JMSDF ...
in
Apra Harbor Apra Harbor, also called Port Apra, is a deep-water port on the western side of the United States territory of Guam. It is considered one of the best natural ports in the Pacific Ocean. The harbor is bounded by Cabras Island and the Glass Breakwat ...
on 1 April 1984 File:JS Tokachi (DE-218) and JS ÅŒi (DE-214) in Apra Harbor, -1 Apr. 1984 b.jpg, JDS ''Tokachi'' and
JDS ÅŒi JDS ''ÅŒi'' (DE-214) is the fourth ship of of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Development and design This class was the first JMSDF surface combatant adopted shelter-deck design. Propulsion systems varied in each vessel because the JMSDF ...
in
Apra Harbor Apra Harbor, also called Port Apra, is a deep-water port on the western side of the United States territory of Guam. It is considered one of the best natural ports in the Pacific Ocean. The harbor is bounded by Cabras Island and the Glass Breakwat ...
on 1 April 1984 File:JS Arashio (SS-565), JS Tokachi (DE-218), and JS ÅŒi (DE-214) in Apra Harbor, -1 Apr. 1984 d.jpg, JDS ''Tokachi'', JDS Arashio and
JDS ÅŒi JDS ''ÅŒi'' (DE-214) is the fourth ship of of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Development and design This class was the first JMSDF surface combatant adopted shelter-deck design. Propulsion systems varied in each vessel because the JMSDF ...
in
Apra Harbor Apra Harbor, also called Port Apra, is a deep-water port on the western side of the United States territory of Guam. It is considered one of the best natural ports in the Pacific Ocean. The harbor is bounded by Cabras Island and the Glass Breakwat ...
on 1 April 1984 File:OPS-2 radar on board DE-214.jpg, JDS ''Tokachi'''s radar OPS-2 on 1 April 1984 File:JS Tokachi (DE-218) and Akademik Lavrentyev in the Sea of Japan, -21 Dec. 1987 a.jpg, JDS ''Tokachi'' on 21 December 1987


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tokachi (DE-218) 1971 ships Ships built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Chikugo-class destroyer escorts