Japanese destroyers

May 29, 2004, four Japanese destroyers in tight formation approximately 250 miles northeast of Hawaii. Ships are JDS Haruna DDH-141, JDS Amagiri DD-154, JDS Asakaze DDG-169 and JDS Inazuma DD-105. Video taken from USS Fletcher DD-992.

The Japanese ships left Pearl Harbor the previous morning, bound for San Diego. The Fletcher left Pearl Harbor the previous afternoon and caught up with the Japanese on the following day. A helicopter from one of the Japanese vessels was taking video of their own tight formation and the commander of their group was gracious enough to allow Fletcher to approach close enough for this photo opportunity. Fletcher and the Japanese ships were proceeding to the same destination however the Japanese were traveling at a slower speed which is why Fletcher caught up with them the day after leaving Pearl and why Fletcher arrived in San Diego before they did. All the Japanese ships were impressive, maintaining a tight formation like this is not easy and they did a great job. Thanks to the Japanese commander for allowing the USS Fletcher to come alongside.

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[UminoNuko]

2:45 Haruna Class hericopter destroyer, DDH141,Haruna was decommissioned in 2009. She made substitution to Hyuga class helicopter destroyer, Hyuga

0:53 Tachikaze class guided missile destroyer DDG169, Asakaze was decommissioned in 2008. She made substitution to Atago class aegis destroyer,Ashigara

So, 2ships of 4ships in this movie will never watch anymore,,,Sad (; ;)



[randy946]

@UminoNuko Yes, it's sad to see them go. They were beautiful ships.

[Inmango]

Very few countries would even allow battleships of another country into their waters.

Just goes to show how friendly the US and Japan is.. :3

[ghoroumone]

These are some of the oldest destroyers JMSDF has. They are either decommisioned already, or soon will be.

US doesn't build Arleigh Burkes for Japan. Japan builds all the JMSDF ships on their own.

[nebosuke6969]

Love the formation. They are very close each other that is awesome work.

[junyo785]

@Nyro888 Comparing present day Japan and China I say Japan's much more democratic and peaceful

[AnonymousElektron]

@Nyro888 Japan has been a first-class member of the international community for decades, and everyone loves Japan.

And Japan has amazingly good engineers.

[makeiteasyable]

time to call godzilla..lol.. probably ultraman will defend it.

[braintrusts]

@KentuckyGiant That's the surface search radar you hear hitting the camera. Watch it rotate and when it swings around and is pointing at the the camera, the buzz appears. If you're standing on an upper deck and against a bulkhead, you can actually feel the energy each time one of those swings around, that is, as long as the ship is in close proximity.

And, for those who don't know, each of those weapons systems aboard the Japanese destroyers are made in the good old USA.

[AyanokoujiMiwa]

@Nyro888 What in your mind is propaganda which Chinese Communist party want you to believe. Bandung Conference in 1955 is a good example what Japan did during WW2. Japanese representative did receive very pleasant appraisal from all country attended. There were 29 Asian and African country representatives and Chou en-lai was there also. This event pissed off the states and Propaganda against Japan was propelled further. The Great Cultural Revolution killed conscience of China.

[KentuckyGiant]

You can hear the microwaves emitted from 154 (in the form of interference with the video camera's electronics). Really great capture.

[TheSean390]

@Nyro888 That is a misconception. Latest poll indicates that majority of Chinese people see Japanese as friend. Anti-Japan protest in China that you see in the news are just handful of people who had anti-Japan education. Most Chinese people don't judge present Japanese people by WW2. We don't judge them by Pearl Harbor. And They don't judge us by Atomic Bomb. Past is past. Now is now. ALL governments have some issues. Japan & Australia is great friend. What you are saying is very sick man.

[Nyro888]

@Sitti2300 Old japanese politicians may be retiring, but that doesn't mean Chinese people will forget events in WWII. As much as we have an issue with our own government, believe me when I say that we will give Japan what they deserve for what they did in WWII. I just hope mother nature doesn't get to have all the fun :)