JS Hatakaze (DDG-171)

JS Hatakaze (DDG-171/TV-3520) is a Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

[1] Hatakaze was laid down on the 20 May 1983 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki.

[2] On 31 May 1994, Hatakaze, along with JS Kurama, Kongō, Asagiri, Yūgiri, Amagiri, Hamagiri, Sawagiri, Tokiwa, and Takashio, departed from Yokosuka Naval Base and participated in the RIMPAC 1994 exercise held in the waters around Hawaii from 23 June to 6 July.

[This paragraph needs citation(s)] She was converted to a training vessel on 19 March 2020 and was redesignated as TV-3520.

[4] From 9 February to 16 March 2021, she participated in the open sea practice voyage of the 54th General Executive Candidate Course (internal course) students with the escort ship JS Yūgiri and the training ship JS Setoyuki.