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JS Atago (DDG-177), あたご (A-ta-go), is the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after Mount Atago. She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki on April 5, 2004. Launching ceremony happened on August 24, 2005 and she was commissioned on March 15, 2007.
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JS Atago took part in RIMPAC 2010 held in Hawaii.[1]
On February 19 (JST, February 18-UTC), 2008, Atago collided with and destroyed a civil fishing boat.[2][3] Two fishermen were missing, and they have not been found. Two of Atago's crewmen who had been prosecuted with the charges of professional negligence after the accident were found not guilty.[4]
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- JS Atago on 24 February 2008
- JS Atago on 26 April 2014
- JS Atago in Maizuru on 13 April 2019
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