Asahi-class destroyer

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The Asahi class of destroyers is a class of warships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The Asahi is largely based on the Akizuki-class destroyer; while the Akizuki-class specialized in anti-air warfare, the Asahi-class was designed to specialize in anti-submarine warfare. The design was initially designated "25DD", referring to a date on the Japanese calendar, specifically the 25th fiscal year of the Heisei period (2013), the year that procurement of the class began. The lead ship, Asahi, is the third ship to hold the name after the Asahi-class destroyer escort lent from the United States Navy in 1955, and the Imperial Japanese battleship. The second ship of the class, Shiranui, is the third ship to hold its name after the Murakumo and Kagerō-class destroyers.

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