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JDS ''Ōi'' (DE-214) is the fourth ship of 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 ( ...
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Development and design

This class was the first JMSDF surface combatant adopted shelter-deck design. Propulsion systems varied in each vessel because the JMSDF tried to find the most effective propulsion systems for future DEs. The design concept of this class and the CODAD propulsion system of the ''Kitakami''-class became prototypes for later classes of DEs and DDKs, such as and . The gun system was a scaled-down version of the , four 3"/50 caliber Mark 22 guns with two Mark 33 dual mounts controlled by a Mark 63 GFCS. Main air-search radar was an OPS-2, a Japanese variant of the American AN/SPS-12.


Construction and career

''Ōi'' 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 10 July 1962 at
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, ...
,
Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
and launched on 15 June 1963. She was commissioned on 22 January, 1964, and was incorporated into the Ominato District Force with . On 31 January 1990, the 32nd Escort Corps was abolished, and the ship’s classification was changed to a special service ship, with the registration number being changed to ASU-7017. It was then transferred to the Ominato District Force as a ship under direct control. The long torpedo launcher has been removed due to the conversion work to the special service ship. She was stricken on 15 February 1993.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ōi (DE-214) 1963 ships Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation Isuzu-class destroyer escorts