JDS Amatsukaze

	JDS Amatsukaze underway, date unknown.
History
Japan
Name	Amatsukaze; (あまつかぜ);
Namesake	Amatsukaze (1939)
Ordered	1961
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	29 November 1962
Launched	5 October 1963
Commissioned	15 February 1965
Decommissioned	29 November 1995
Homeport	Yokosuka (1965-1986); Maizuru (1986-1995);
Identification	Pennant number: DDG-163
Nickname(s)	Jet coaster
Fate	Sunk as target, November 1995
Class overview
Preceded by	Akizuki class
Succeeded by	Tachikaze class
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	3,050 long tons (3,099 t) standard; 4,000 long tons (4,064 t) full load;
Length	131.0 m (429 ft 9 in) overall
Beam	13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draft	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × IHI/GE reaction steam turbines; 2 × IHI Model FWD2 water tube boilers; 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts;
Speed	33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Complement	290
Sensors &; processing systems	SPS-29 air-search radar; SPS-39 3D radar; SPG-51 fire-control radar; Mark 63 fire-control system; SQS-4 search sonar; SQR-8 attack sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	NOLR-1B intercept
Armament	4 × 3"/50 caliber Mk.22 guns; 1 × Mk.13 missile launcher; (40 Tartar missiles); 2 × Mk.15 Hedgehog ASW mortar; 2 × ASW torpedo racks;

JDS Amatsukaze (DDG-163) was a guided missile destroyer (DDG) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the only ship of her class. She was the first Japanese surface combatant equipped with surface-to-air missiles.

History
JDS Amatsukaze underway, date unknown.
Japan
Name	Amatsukaze (あまつかぜ)
Namesake	Amatsukaze (1939)
Ordered	1961
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	29 November 1962
Launched	5 October 1963
Commissioned	15 February 1965
Decommissioned	29 November 1995
Homeport	Yokosuka (1965-1986) Maizuru (1986-1995)
Identification	Pennant number: DDG-163
Nickname(s)	Jet coaster
Fate	Sunk as target, November 1995
Class overview
Preceded by	Akizuki class
Succeeded by	Tachikaze class
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	3,050 long tons (3,099 t) standard 4,000 long tons (4,064 t) full load
Length	131.0 m (429 ft 9 in) overall
Beam	13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Draft	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × IHI/GE reaction steam turbines 2 × IHI Model FWD2 water tube boilers 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts
Speed	33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Complement	290
Sensors & processing systems	SPS-29 air-search radar SPS-39 3D radar SPG-51 fire-control radar Mark 63 fire-control system SQS-4 search sonar SQR-8 attack sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-1B intercept
Armament	4 × 3"/50 caliber Mk.22 guns 1 × Mk.13 missile launcher (40 Tartar missiles) 2 × Mk.15 Hedgehog ASW mortar 2 × ASW torpedo racks