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JS Atago

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JS Atago on 4 October 2012
History
Japan
Name
  • Atago
  • (あたご)
NamesakeMount Atago
Ordered2002
BuilderMitsubishi
Laid down5 April 2004 in Nagasaki
Launched24 August 2005
Commissioned15 March 2007
HomeportMaizuru
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAtago class destroyer
Displacement
  • 7700 tons standard
  • 10,000+ tons full load
Length560 ft (170 m)
Beam68.9 ft (21.0 m)
Draft20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Range
  • 4,500 nautical miles at 20 knots
  • (8,334 km at 37 km/h)
Complement300
Sensors and
processing systems
AN/SPY-1D(V)
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x SH-60K helicopter

JS Atago (DDG-177), あたご (A-ta-go), is the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after Mount Atago. She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki on April 5, 2004. Launching ceremony happened on August 24, 2005 and she was commissioned on March 15, 2007.

Deployments

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JS Atago took part in RIMPAC 2010 held in Hawaii.[1]

On February 19 (JST, February 18-UTC), 2008, Atago collided with and destroyed a civil fishing boat.[2][3] Two fishermen were missing, and they have not been found. Two of Atago's crewmen who had been prosecuted with the charges of professional negligence after the accident were found not guilty.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "JS Atago (DDG 177) departs Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2010". Gung Ho Vids. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.com.
  2. ^ "Search after Japan navy collision". BBC News. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  3. ^ Sieg, Linda (2008-02-19). "High-tech Japan warship collides with fishing boat". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  4. ^ Maritime law again downplayed in lawsuit over MSDF Aegis crash killing 2 fishermen
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