JS Shiranui
# JS Shiranui

JS Shiranui (DD-120) is the second ship of the Asahi-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Her namesake came from the optical phenomenon called Shiranui, or "Phosphorescent Light".

## Development

The procurement of the destroyer began in 2013 in response to the reduction in the number of destroyers (namely the Hatsuyuki class) within the JMSDF. The two major characteristics of this destroyer is its bigger emphasis on anti-submarine warfare and the adoption of the COGLAG (combined gas turbine electric and gas turbine) propulsion system. A second destroyer was procured a year later.

## Construction and career

She was laid down on 20 May 2016 and launched on 12 October 2017. Commissioned on 27 February 2019 with the hull number DD-120.

## Gallery

* JS Shiranui being launched on 15 October 2017.
* JS Shiranui fitting out at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard, Nagasaki on 25 November 2017.
* JS Shiranui fitting out at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard, Nagasaki on 25 November 2017.
* JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 20 January 2019.
* JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019.
* JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019.
* JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019.
* JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019.
