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TACHIKAZE (DDG-168) class

Country of Origin: Japan


 1 TACHIKAZE-class GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER (DDG)

 Name           Pendant    Launched        Commissioned      Status

 TACHIKAZE      DDG-168    Dec. 12, 1974   March 26, 1976    Stricken
 ASAKAZE        DDG-169    Oct. 15, 1977   March 27, 1979    Stricken
 SAWAKAZE       DDG-170    June 4, 1981    March 30, 1983    Active

These guided missile destroyers are armed for anti-ship, anti-air and anti-submarine duties, although they lack a helicopter. From 1998 until her...

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