Sea Weapons

Guided Missile Destroyer (2012)

Akizuki class

Preceded by:

Takanami (2003)

Succeeded by:

Maya (2020)

Datafile

ClassAkizuki
TypeGuided Missile Destroyer
Year2012
Crew200
Dimensions
Length150.5 m
Beam18.3 m
Draught5.3 m
Displacement
Empty5,000 t
Loaded6,800 t
Performance
Speed56 km/h
Range?
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines4 x Gas turbine
64,000 hp
Rolls-Royce
Spey SM.1C

Fuel-
Armament
Main
Anti-Aircraft2 x 20-mm (2 x 1)
Phalanx CIWS
Torpedo tubes2x3 x (12.75-in) [Mk. 32]
Launcher32 x Mk. 41 VLS
AA WeaponsRIM-162 ESSM (32)
RUM-139 VL-ASROC (32)
SSM-1B (2 x 4)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarOPS-50
OPS-20C
FCS-3
SonarOQQ-22
OQR-3
Aircraft
Helicopters1
Production
Built4
Total4

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Akizuki DD-115 Mitsubishi17/07/200913/10/201014/03/2012-Active
Teruzuki DD-116 Mitsubishi09/07/201015/09/201107/03/2013-Active
Suzutsuki DD-117 Mitsubishi18/05/201117/10/201212/03/2014-Active
Fuyuzuki DD-118 Mitsui14/06/201122/08/201013/03/2014-Active