Japan Navy JS Asagiri Retired

JS Asagiri (DD-151), lead ship of the Asagiri-class destroyers, was decommissioned at her home port of Maizuru on 23 March 2026 after 38 years of service, the Maizuru District of the Maritime Self-Defense Force announced; Janes reported her as the first ship of the class to retire. Commissioned in March 1988, she was converted to a training ship in 2005 and returned to destroyer duties in 2012. Japan and Indonesia have begun talks on a possible transfer of retired ships of the class, according to Janes.