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 ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Japanese word "Amatsukaze" meaning "heavenly wind" ⓘ
historicalContext part of Japan’s post-World War II rearmament under self-defense policy ⓘ
hullNumber DDG-163 ⓘ
name JDS Amatsukaze ⓘ
linked to: Amatsukaze
namedAfter Amatsukaze ⓘ
nationality Japanese ⓘ
navalForceType self-defense oriented navy ⓘ
operator Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
predecessorNameReuse successor to earlier vessels named Amatsukaze ⓘ
primaryRole air-defense ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ
service postwar Japanese naval fleet ⓘ
serviceBranch Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
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) ⓘ