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{{Short description|Asagiri-class destroyer}}
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| Ship caption = JS ''Sawagiri'' on 18 December 2004
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|Ship country=Japan
|Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|Japan|naval}}
|Ship name=*''Sawagiri''
*(さわぎり)
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|Ship ordered= 1985
|Ship builder= [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi]], [[Nagasaki]]
|Ship laid down= 14 January 1987
|Ship launched= 25 September 1988
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|Ship commissioned= 6 March 1990
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|Ship homeport= [[Sasebo]]
|Ship identification=*{{MMSI Number|431999543}}
*[[Pennant number]]: DD-157
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|Ship status=Active
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer}}
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|Ship length={{convert|137|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|14.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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|Ship draft={{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=4 gas turbines {{cvt|54,000|shp|lk=in}}
|Ship speed= {{convert|30|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range= {{convert|8030|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}}  at  {{convert|14|kn}}
|Ship complement=220
|Ship sensors=*OYQ-6/7 CDS (w/ [[Link-11]])
*OPS-14/24 air search radar
*OPS-28 surface search radar
*OQS-4A hull sonar
*OQR-1 [[Towed array sonar|TACTASS]]
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*NOLR-8 intercept
*OLT-3 jammer
*[[Mark 36 SRBOC]]
|Ship armament=*1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm]] gun
*2 × missile canister up to 8 [[Boeing Harpoon|Harpoon]] [[Surface-to-surface missile|SSM]]
*2 × 20&nbsp;mm [[Phalanx CIWS]]
*1 × Mk.29 [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow|Sea Sparrow]] [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] octuple launcher
*1 × Mk.16 [[ASROC|ASROC anti-submarine rocket]] octuple launcher
*2 × [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|HOS-302A]] triple {{convert|324|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s
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|Ship aircraft=1  [[Mitsubishi SH-60J|SH-60J(K)]] anti-submarine helicopter
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'''JS ''Sawagiri'' (DD-157)''' is an {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer}} of the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]].
== Development and design ==
The ''Asagiri'' class is equipped for combat and interception missions, and is primarily armed with anti-ship weapons. They carry two of the Mk-141 [[Guided Missile Launching System]] (GMLS), which are [[anti-ship missile]] systems. The ships are also fitted to be used against [[submarine]]s. They also carry Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT), which can be used as an anti-submarine weapon. The ship has two of these systems abeam to [[starboard]] and to [[Starboard|port]]. They are also fitted with an [[OTO Melara|Oto-Melara]] 62-caliber gun to be used against sea and air targets.<ref name="seaforce-asagiri2">{{cite web|title=Asagiri class Destroyer - DD|url=http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Japan-Maritime-Self-Defense-Force/Destroyer/Asagiri-class.htm|accessdate=11 December 2014|website=seaforces.org}}</ref>
They are {{convert|137|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long. The ship can has a range of {{convert|8000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|14|kn|lk=in}} with a top speed of {{convert|30|kn}}. The ships can have up to 220 personnel on board. The ship is also fitted to accommodate one [[aircraft]]. The ship's [[flight deck]] can be used to service a SH-60J9(K) Seahawk [[helicopter]].<ref name="seaforce-asagiri2"/>
== Construction and career ==
''Sawagiri'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 14 January 1987 and [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 25 September 1988 by [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]], [[Nagasaki]]. She was [[Commissioned (ship)|commissioned]] on 6 March 1990.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
The vessel was dispatched to the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Great East Japan Earthquake]] caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku Earthquake]] on 11 March 2011.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
On 12 May 2012, the 12th dispatched anti-piracy action formation sailed from [[Sasebo]] off the [[Coastline of Somalia|coast of Somalia]], joined by the escort ship {{ship|JS|Ikazuchi|DD-107|6}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
''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 {{ship|JS|Akizuki}}, and completed the mission on 18 December 2015.<ref>{{cite press release |last= |first= |date= |title=Joint Staff Press Release |language=Japanese |url=https://www.mod.go.jp/js/Press/press2015/press_pdf/p20151201_01.pdf |url-status= |location= |publisher=Joint Staff Office |agency= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011135011/http://www.mod.go.jp/js/Press/press2015/press_pdf/p20151201_01.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2016 |access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
From 29 February to 5 March 2020, the destroyer took part in joint training with the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] that was conducted with the escort ship {{ship|JS|Suzunami}} in the sea and airspace from the south of [[Kantō region|Kantō]] to the north of [[Guam]]. From the US Navy, the cruisers {{USS|Antietam|CG-54|6}}, {{USS|Shiloh|CG-67|6}}, destroyers {{USS|Barry|DDG-52|6}} and {{USS|Mustin|DDG-89|6}} participated in various tactical training.<ref>{{cite press release |last= |first= |date=28 February 2020 |title=日米共同訓練について |trans-title=Japan-U.S. Joint Training |url=https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/202002/20200228.pdf |language=Japanese |location= |publisher=Maritime Staff Office |agency= |access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:US Navy 041218-N-8539M-134 The guided missile destroyer USS Shiloh (DDG 67) and the Japanese Destroyer JDS Sawagiri (DD 157) maneuver beside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) preparing for a joint exercise involving several U.S. and.jpg|JS ''Sawagiri'' with {{USS|Shiloh|CG-67|6}} on 18 December 2004.
File:JDS-Sawagiri-001 mod.jpg|JS ''Sawagiri'' on 16 July 2006.
File:Sawagiri in Sydney Harbour 1.JPG|JS ''Sawagiri'' at [[Sydney]] on 10 August 2007.
File:JS Sawagiri (DD-157) - Deperming.jpg|JS ''Sawagiri'' on 5 August 2009.
File:JS Sawagiri (DD-157), Pacific Oean.jpg|JS ''Sawagiri'' underway on 10 December 2010.
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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