Ayanami was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard on 20 November 1956 and launched on 1 June 1957.

[1] On March 16, 1958, she was transferred to the 8th Escort Corps, which was newly formed under the control of the Yokosuka District Force, together with JDS Uranami.

During the special repair work from 1962 to 1963, the equipment was modernized, and the unequipped radio wave detector (ESM) NORL-1 was put in the back.

On October 19, 1979, the Norwegian cargo ship Berge Oder moved northward in Tokyo Bay while typhoon No.

In addition, she removed the 4-unit long torpedo launcher and VDS during the renovation work to the special service ship.