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is the fourth vessel of the ''Takanami'' class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). ''Sazanami'' was authorized under the Medium-term Defense Buildup Plan of 1996, and was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyards in Nagasaki. She was laid down on 4 April 2002, launched on 29 August 2003. She was commissioned into service on 16 February 2005.〔GlobalSecurity.org, ( DD-110 Takanami Class )〕 and was initially assigned to the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 2 based at Sasebo. ==Service== ''Sazanami'', along with the fleet oiler ''Maiyu'' were assigned to the Indian Ocean in June 2006 to provide assistance in refueling anti-terrorist coalition forces in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. She returned to Japan in November 2006. On 24 June 2008, ''Sazanami'' was the first JMSDF ship to bring disaster relief to the Chinese port of Zhanjiang following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. According to ''China Daily'', the Japanese media sent more than 60 reporters to cover the event.〔( "Japanese ship's arrival marks significant event," ) ''People's Daily'' (PRC). June 24, 2008.〕 From 14 March 2009, ''Sazanami'', along with the destroyer ''Samidare'', was sent to the Gulf of Aden to participate in anti-piracy escort operations and to provide humanitarian assistance. The destroyer was the first of a series of JMSDF vessels deployed in rotation to patrol this region.〔("MSDF ship off Somalia aided Malta vessel," ) ''Japan Times.'' April 14, 2009; ("Anti-piracy operations off the Coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden," ) ''Japan Defense Focus'' (Ministry of Defense or MOD), No. 14. August 2009.〕 Approximately 2,000 merchant ships with ties to Japan, Japan-flagged or operated by Japanese firms pass through the busy shipping channel each year.〔( "Japanese ships leave after visit," ) ''The Hindu'' (India). September 29, 2010.〕 On 5 April 2009, she responded to a distress call made by a Singaporean-registered tanker, using a LRAD to warn approaching pirates away. She returned to Japan on 16 August 2009. On 15 March 2011, ''Sazanami'', along with the destroyer ''Inazuma'', was again dispatched to Aden, Yemen to anti-piracy escort operations off the coast of Somalia. The destroyer was part of the eighth rotation of JMSDF vessels patrolling in this region. She undertook 28 sorties, returning to Japan on 16 August 2011. During this deployment, ''Sazanami'' also made a courtesy port call at Colombo, Sri Lanka 〔(Sri Lanka Navy home page )〕 ''Sazanami'' is currently assigned to the Eight Squadron of the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 4 based at Kure, Hiroshima. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「JS Sazanami (DD-113)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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