Murasame-class destroyer (1994)
Destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see Murasame-class destroyer (disambiguation).
The Murasame-class destroyer (むらさめ型護衛艦, Murasame-gata-goei-kan) is a class of destroyers, serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This is the first class of the second-generation general-purpose destroyers of the JMSDF.[1]
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Class overview | |
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Name | Murasame class |
Builders | IHI Tokyo Shipyard and Japan Marine United |
Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Preceded by | Asagiri class |
Succeeded by | Takanami class |
Built | 1993–2000 |
In commission | 1996–present |
Planned | 14 |
Completed | 9 |
Cancelled | 5 |
Active | 9 |
General characteristics | |
Type | General-purpose destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 151 m (495 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
Complement | 165 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60J/K anti-submarine helicopter |
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