JDS Teshio

JDS Teshio (DE-222) was the eighth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

JDS Teshio on 18 July 1980
History
Japan
Name	Teshio (てしお)
Namesake	Teshio
Ordered	1972
Builder	Hitachi, Maizuru
Laid down	11 July 1973
Launched	29 May 1974
Commissioned	10 January 1975
Decommissioned	27 June 2000
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: DE-222
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Chikugo-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,700–1,800 long tons (1,727–1,829 t) full load
Length	93.0 m (305 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Depth	7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	CODAD propulsion system 2 × shafts, 4 × diesel engines (16,000 hp, 12,000 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	165
Sensors & processing systems	TDS-1 Target Designation System OPS-14 2D air search radar OPS-17 surface search radar FCS-1B gun FCS OQS-3A bow sonar SQS-35(J) VDS SFCS-4 Underwater Battery FCS
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-5 ESM
Armament	2 × 3"/50 caliber guns 2 × 40 mm AA guns 1 × ASROC ASW missile launcher 2 × triple 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes

Development and design

The Chikugo class was designed as the modified variant of the Isuzu class, the preceding destroyer escort class. The main anti-submarine (ASW) weapon was changed from the M/50 375 mm (14.8 in) ASW rocket launcher to the ASROC anti-submarine missile. The octuple launcher for ASROC was stationed at the mid-deck, and the entire ship design was prescribed by this stationing.^[1]

Construction and career

Teshio was laid down on 11 July 1973 at Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Maizuru and launched on 29 May 1974. The vessel was commissioned on 10 January 1975 into the 33rd Escort Corps of the Yokosuka District Force.

On April 13, 1999, the 33rd Escort Corps was abolished and transferred to the 21st Escort Corps of the Yokosuka District Force.

Removed from the register on June 27, 2000. The total itinerary during commissioning reached about 430,000 nautical miles and about 20 laps of the earth.^[2]