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Japan Maritime Self Defense Force / JMSDF - Destroyer
DD-157 JS Sawagiri
 
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Type, class: Destroyer, DD; Asagiri class
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan
 
STATUS:
Laid down: January 14, 1987
Launched: December 25, 1988
Commissioned: March 6, 1990
IN SERVICE
  
Homeport: Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
Namesake: さわぎり / Sawagiri = ?
Technical Data: see INFO > Asagiri class Destroyer
 
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DDG 172 JDS Shimakaze, DD 157 JDS Sawagiri and DD-154 JDS Amagiri

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JDS Asagiri (DD 151), JDS Sawagiri (DD 157) and JDS Yamagiri (DD 152)

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JDS Asagiri (DD 151), JDS Sawagiri (DD 157) and JDS Yamagiri (DD 152)

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JDS Asagiri (DD 151) and JDS Sawagiri (DD 157) alongside JDS Kurama (DDH 144)

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JDS Asagiri (DD 151) and JDS Sawagiri (DD 157) alongside JDS Kurama (DDH 144)

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JS Sawagiri (DD-157):
 
The vessel was dispatched to the Great East Japan Earthquake caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku Earthquake on 11 March 2011.

On 12 May 2012, the 12th dispatched anti-piracy action formation sailed from Sasebo off the coast of Somalia, joined by the escort ship JS Ikazuchi on the way, and started the mission about three weeks later, on 1 July. An escort formation was formed by the cooperation of the three countries of Japan, China and India. On 24 October, the same year, Sawagiri returned to Sasebo.

Sawagiri joined the 13th Escort Corps under the direct control of the Escort Fleet on 13 March 2014. On 5 July 2015, as the 22nd dispatched anti-piracy action surface corps, sailed from Sasebo base to the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia with the escort ship JS Akizuki, and completed the mission on 18 December 2015.

From 29 February to 5 March 2020, the destroyer took part in joint training with the US Navy that was conducted with the escort ship JS Suzunami in the sea and airspace from the south of Kantō to the north of Guam. From the US Navy, the cruisers USS Antietam, USS Shiloh, destroyers USS Barry and USS Mustin participated in various tactical training.

source: wikipedia
 
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