HATAKAZE (DDG-171) class

 2 HATAKAZE-class GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYERS (DDG)

 Name         Pendant    Launched        Commissioned      Status
 HATAKAZE     TV-3520    Nov. 9, 1984    March 27, 1986    Active
   (ex-DDG-171)
 SHIMAKAZE    TV-3521    Jan. 30, 1987   March 23, 1988    Active
   (ex-DDG-172)

The HATAKAZE class is a pair of Japanese guided missile destroyers equipped primarily for anti-air warfare. These ships were the first Japanese warships to feature gas turbine propulsion.

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