Shirane-class destroyer

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JS Kurama in the Pacific Ocean 02.jpg
Kurama (DDH-144) at sea in 2011
Class overview
NameShirane-class destroyer
Builders Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Japan.svg  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by Haruna-class destroyer
Succeeded by Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer
Built1977–1981
In commission1980–2017
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
Type Destroyer
Displacement
  • 5,200 long tons (5,283 t) standard
  • 7,500 long tons (7,620 t) full load
Length159 m (522 ft)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × IHI boilers 850 psi (60  kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
  • 2 × turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 70,000  shp (52 MW)
Speed31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h)
Complement
  • 350
  • 360 (DDH-144)
  • 20 staff
Sensors and
processing systems
  • OPS-12 3D Air-search radar
  • OPS-28 surface-search radar
  • OQS-101 bow sonar
  • SQS-35/SQR-18 VDS-TASS
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried3 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopters

The Shirane-class destroyers were a pair of Japanese destroyers originally built during the late 1970s. They are built around a large central hangar which houses up to three helicopters and they are the natural successor of the Haruna-class destroyers.

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Design

The Shirane class incorporates an improved design based on the Haruna-class destroyers. The ships propulsion include two steam boilers with two shafts that produce 70.000 hp and gives a maximum speed of 32 knots.

Its armament includes two Mk.42 127mm guns, two 20-mm Phalanx close-in weapon systems, one surface-to-air RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launcher, torpedoes and anti-submarine rockets. [1] The ships has been replaced by the new Izumo-class helicopter destroyers.

Ships in the class

Pennant no.NameLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedHome port
DDH-143 Shirane 25 February 197718 September 197817 March 198025 March 2015 Yokosuka
DDH-144 Kurama 17 February 197820 September 197927 March 198122 March 2017 Sasebo

Operational use

On December 15, 2007, a fire broke out on board Shirane near the rudder house as it was anchored at Yokosuka. It took seven hours to extinguish the fire, which injured four crew members. [2]

On 27 October 2009, JS Kurama collided with a South Korean container ship under the Kanmonkyo Bridge in the Kanmon Straits off the coast of Japan. [3] While neither ship sunk, the bow of Kurama was badly damaged and burned for hours. Three Kurama crew members were reported injured. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shirane Class Helicopter Destroyers (JMSDF) - Naval Technology".
  2. ↑ "Latest Stories". www.dawn.com. December 15, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. ↑ Mari Yamaguchi (2009-10-27). "World Naval Ships Forums - View Single Post - JDS Kurama (DDH-144) Collision". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. ↑ "CBC News - World - Japanese destroyer collides with Korean ship". cbc.ca. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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