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{{Other ships|Japanese ship Abukuma}}
{{short description|Japanese Abukuma-class destroyer escort}}
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| Ship country = Japan
| Ship flag = {{Shipboxflag|Japan|naval}}
| Ship name = *''Abukuma''
*(あぶくま)
| Ship namesake = [[Japanese cruiser Abukuma|Abukuma (1923)]]
| Ship ordered = 1986
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| Ship builder = [[Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding|Mitsui]], [[Tamano]]
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| Ship laid down = 17 March 1988
| Ship launched = 21 December 1988
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| Ship commissioned = 12 December 1989
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| Ship homeport = *[[Kure]]
| Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|431999508}}
*[[Pennant number]]: DE-229
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| Ship status = Active
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| Ship class = {{Sclass|Abukuma|destroyer escort}}
| Ship displacement = *2,000&nbsp;tons standard
*2,550&nbsp;tons full load
| Ship length = {{convert|357|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|44|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = *[[Combined diesel or gas|CODOG]], two shafts
*2 × [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]-[[Rolls-Royce Spey|RR SM1A]] [[gas turbine]]s {{convert|26,650|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
* 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels {{convert|6,000|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
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| Ship complement = 120
| Ship sensors = [[FCS-2]]
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| Ship armament = *8 × [[Harpoon missiles]]
*[[ASROC]] octuple launcher
*1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm]] gun
*1 × [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx 20&nbsp;mm CIWS]]
*2 × [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|HOS-301]] triple {{convert|324|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s
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'''JS ''Abukuma'' (DE-229)''' is the [[lead ship]] of the {{sclass|Abukuma|destroyer escort}}s. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 12 December 1989.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Takao|first=Ishibashi|title=All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002|publisher=Namiki Shobo|year=2002|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>

==Construction and career==
''Abukuma'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] at [[Mitsui|Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding]] [[Tamano]] Shipyard on 17 March 1988 and [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 21 December 1988. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 12 December 1989 and deployed to [[Maizuru]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History|publisher=Gaijinsha|year=2004|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>

The [[Royal Australian Navy]] destroyer {{HMAS|Perth|D 38|6}} and frigate {{HMAS|Canberra|FFG 02|6}}, which called at Maizuru from 29 October to 3 November 1993, were hosted by the escort ship {{ship|JS|Chikuma}} and ''Abukuma''.

A suspicious ship off was spotted off the [[Noto Peninsula]] on 23 March 1999. The first "maritime security action" was announced, and the suspicious ship was tracked by ''Abukuma'' along with the escort ships {{ship|JS|Haruna}} and {{ship|JS|Myōkō}}.

The destroyer escort joined Maizuru District Force 24th Escort Corps on 6 November 2003. On 26 March 2008, the 24th escort was renamed to the 14th escort due to a major reorganization of the Self-Defense Fleet, and was reorganized under the escort fleet.

On 6 July 2009, Japan-Korea rescue joint training was held in the [[Sea of Japan]], and ''Abukuma'' participated with the escort ship {{ship|JS|Ōnami}} and three [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3C patrol aircraft]], and the [[Republic of Korea Navy]] destroyer {{ship|ROKS|Yang Man-chun|DDH-973|6}}. Training was conducted with {{ship|ROKS|Wang Geon|DDH-978|6}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=July 4, 2009|title=First arrival at the JMSDF Maizuru base, a destroyer of the South Korean Navy|work=Yomiuri ONLINE|url=|url-status=|access-date=}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Joint training by the JMSDF and the South Korean Navy in the Sea of Japan, with a view to the situation in North Korea?|publisher=MSN Sankei News|date=July 7, 2009|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>

On 15 March 2010, the escort fleet was transferred to the 12th escort corps due to reorganization, and the homeport was transferred from Maizuru to [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]]. ''Abukuma'' was among the naval forces dispatched to aid inhabitants of Japan after the 2011 [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Great East Japan Earthquake]] off the Pacific coast on 11 March 2011.

== Gallery ==
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File:JS Abukuma (DE-229) (4).jpg|JS ''Abukuma'' underway, date unknown.
File:JS Abukuma at Maizuru, -2009 ?.jpg|JS ''Abukuma'' at [[Maizuru]] in 2009.
File:JDS Abukuma (DE-229) and Sawagiri (DD-157).jpg|JS ''Abukuma'' and {{ship|JS|Sawagiri}} on 28 October 2006.
File:JS Matsuyuki (DD-130) & Abukuma (DE-229).jpg|JS ''Abukuma'' and {{ship|JS|Matsuyuki}} on 29 October 2006.
File:SETOYUK.jpg|JS ''Abukuma'' and {{ship|JS|Setoyuki}} on 25 August 2013.
File:JS Abukuma(DE-229) right front view at JMSDF Kure Naval Base May 6, 2018 02.jpg|JS ''Abukuma'' at [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]] on 6 May 2018.
File:JS Abukuma（DE-229）＆BAP Guise（CM-28）.jpg|"Abukuma" and the Peruvian Navy corvette "Guise" during a goodwill exercise in the East China Sea
File:JMSDF Escort Division 12.jpg|Escort Division 12 "UMIGIRI", "ABUKUMA", "TONE".
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==Citations==
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==External links==
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