JDS Tachikaze

	JDS Tachikaze at anchor, Luzon on 1 July 1990.
History
Japan
Name	Tachikaze; (たちかぜ);
Namesake	Tachikaze (1921)
Builder	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down	19 June 1973
Launched	12 December 1974
Commissioned	26 March 1976
Decommissioned	15 January 2007
Homeport	Sasebo (1976-1995); Yokosuka (1995-2007);
Identification	Pennant number: DDG-168
Fate	Sunk as target, June 2009
General characteristics
Type	Tachikaze-class destroyer
Displacement	3,850 long tons (3,910 t) standard; 3,950 long tons (4,010 t) (DDG170);
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in)
Beam	14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in); 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) (DDG170);
Propulsion	2 × Mitsubishi steam turbines, 60,000 hp (45,000 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement	250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170)
Armament	2 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun (DDG168 ×1); 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 1 × Mk 13 missile launcher (for the Standard-MR SAM); 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM; 1 × Type 74 launcher for the ASROC; 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;

JDS Tachikaze (DDG-168) is the lead ship of the Tachikaze-class destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

History
JDS Tachikaze at anchor, Luzon on 1 July 1990.
Japan
Name	Tachikaze (たちかぜ)
Namesake	Tachikaze (1921)
Builder	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down	19 June 1973
Launched	12 December 1974
Commissioned	26 March 1976
Decommissioned	15 January 2007
Homeport	Sasebo (1976-1995) Yokosuka (1995-2007)
Identification	Pennant number: DDG-168
Fate	Sunk as target, June 2009
General characteristics
Type	Tachikaze-class destroyer
Displacement	3,850 long tons (3,910 t) standard 3,950 long tons (4,010 t) (DDG170)
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in)
Beam	14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) (DDG170)
Propulsion	2 × Mitsubishi steam turbines, 60,000 hp (45,000 kW) 2 shafts
Speed	32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h)
Complement	250; 230 (DDG168); 255 (DDG170)
Armament	2 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun (DDG168 ×1) 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 1 × Mk 13 missile launcher (for the Standard-MR SAM) 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM 1 × Type 74 launcher for the ASROC 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes