JDS Harukaze

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JDS Harukaze (DD-101) was the lead ship of Harukaze-class destroyers, and the first destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force to be built in Japan since the end of World War II. The ship was laid down at the Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki on 15 December 1954, launched on 20 September 1955 and commissioned on 26 April 1956 with the hull number (DD-101). She was put into service on 26 April, and was incorporated into the Sasebo District Force. On 1 April 1957, it was incorporated into the 2nd Escort Group as a flagship. From 14 January to 25 February 1958, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's first pelagic training voyage to Hawaii was carried out by the training fleet, participating as a flagship, from 6 August to 10 October of the same year. He also participated as a flagship in the second pelagic training voyage to Hawaii and North America held on the same day. At the time of regular repairs carried out in March of the same year, the 5-inch gun fire control system was replaced from Mk.51 with a Swiss contrabass fire control system. In addition, on 1 April, the same year, it was incorporated into the 1st Escort Group as a flagship, and her homeport was transferred to Yokosuka. From 20 January to 20 March 1959, a large-scale armament repair was carried out at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and four rear depth charge projectors and one depth charge projection rail were removed. Equipped with one Mk2 short torpedo depth charge on each side.