Sea Weapons

Guided Missile Destroyer (1996)

Murasame class

Preceded by:

Asagiri (1988)

Succeeded by:

Takanami (2003)

Datafile

ClassMurasame
TypeGuided Missile Destroyer
Year1996
Crew166
Dimensions
Length151 m
Beam17.4 m
Draught5.2 m
Displacement
Empty4,550 t
Loaded5,100 t
Performance
Speed56 km/h
Range?
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Gas turbine
41,360 hp
Rolls-Royce
Spey SM1C

2 x Gas turbine
43,000 hp
General Electric
LM-2500

Fuel-
Armament
Main1 x 76-mm/62 (1 x 1)
76-mm Compact
-15° / +85°

Anti-Aircraft2 x 20-mm (2 x 1)
Phalanx CIWS
Torpedo tubes2x3 x (12.75-in) [Mk. 32]
Launcher16 x Mk. 41 VLS
AA WeaponsRGM-84 (2 x 4)
SSM-1B (2 x 3)
RIM-162 ESSM (16)
RUM-139 VL-ASROC (16)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarOPS-24
OPS-28D
OPS-20
Type 2-31
SonarOQS-5
OQR-1
Aircraft
Helicopters1
Production
Built9
Total9

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Murasame DD-101 Ishikawajima-Harima18/08/199323/08/199412/03/1996-Active
Harusame DD-102 Mitsui11/08/199416/10/199524/03/1997-Active
Yudachi DD-103 Sumitomo18/03/199619/08/199704/03/1999-Active
Kirisame DD-104 Mitsubishi03/04/199621/08/199718/03/1999-Active
Inazuma DD-105 Mitsubishi08/05/199709/09/199815/03/2000-Active
Samidare DD-106 Ishikawajima-Harima11/09/199724/09/199821/03/2000-Active
Ikazuchi DD-107 Hitachi25/02/199824/06/199914/03/2001-Active
Akebono DD-108 Ishikawajima-Harima29/10/199925/09/200019/03/2002-Active
Ariake DD-109 Mitsubishi18/05/199916/10/200006/03/2002-Active