JS Takanami (DD-110)

Is the lead vessel of the Takanami-class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).Takanami was authorized under the Medium-term Defense Buildup Plan of 1996, and was built by IHI Marine United shipyards in Uraga, Kanagawa. She was laid down on 25 April 2000, launched on 27 July 2001. She was commissioned into service on 12 March 2003 and was initially assigned to the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 1 based at Yokosuka.