Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Amatsukaze (DDG-163)

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Amatsukaze (DDG-163) was a guided-missile destroyer that served as a modern successor to earlier vessels bearing the Amatsukaze name in Japan’s postwar naval fleet.

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instanceOf Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship
guided-missile destroyer
warship
armedWith guided missiles
belongsTo Japanese postwar destroyer force
classification destroyer
country Japan
designPurpose modern guided-missile platform for JMSDF
era Cold War period
fleet Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force surface fleet NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin Japanese word "Amatsukaze" meaning "heavenly wind"
historicalContext part of Japan’s post-World War II rearmament under self-defense policy
hullNumber DDG-163 NERFINISHED
name JDS Amatsukaze NERFINISHED
namedAfter Amatsukaze NERFINISHED
nationality Japanese
navalForceType self-defense oriented navy
operator Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED
predecessorNameReuse successor to earlier vessels named Amatsukaze
primaryRole air-defense
escort duties
service postwar Japanese naval fleet
serviceBranch Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED
shipType guided-missile destroyer
status decommissioned
successorTo earlier Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers named Amatsukaze

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Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze successorNameUsedBy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Amatsukaze (DDG-163)