| JMSDF Destroyer Shirane |
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| Country:
Japan |
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Type: Destroyer |
| Service:
1980 - 2008 |
| Ships in class: 2 |
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The two Shirane class destroyers are a class of Japanese destroyer originally built between 1977 and 1981. They are built around a large central hangar which houses up to three helicopters. They were the first ships in Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force service to be fitted with 3D radars - the NEC OPS-12. Both Shirane class destroyers are in active service.
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| Displacement: |
5,200 long tons (5,283 t) standard
7,500 long tons (7,620 t) full load |
| Length: |
159 m (520 ft) |
| Beam: |
17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) |
| Draft: |
5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 x IHI boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm, 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
2 x turbines
2 shafts
70,000 shp (52 MW) |
| Speed: |
31 knots (36 mph or 57 km/h) |
| Complement: |
350
360 (DDH-144)
20 staff |
| Armament: |
Sea Sparrow SAM launcher
ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher
2 x FMC 5 in/54 caliber Mark 42 guns
2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
2 x Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (Mk-46 torpedoes) |
| Aircraft carried: |
3 x SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopters |
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