Sea Weapons

Guided Missile Destroyer (2003)

Takanami class

Preceded by:

Murasame (1996)

Succeeded by:

Akizuki (2012)

Datafile

ClassTakanami
TypeGuided Missile Destroyer
Year2003
Crew175
Dimensions
Length151 m
Beam17.4 m
Draught5.3 m
Displacement
Empty4,650 t
Loaded6,300 t
Performance
Speed56 km/h
Range?
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Gas turbine
60,000 hp
Ishikawajima/GE
LM-2500

2 x Gas turbine
Kawasaki/R-R
Spey SM1C

Fuel-
Armament
Main
Anti-Aircraft2 x 20-mm (2 x 1)
Phalanx CIWS
Torpedo tubes2x3 x (12.75-mm) [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-24B
OPS-28D
OPS-20
Type 81
SonarOQS-5
OQR-2
Aircraft
Helicopters1
Production
Built5
Total5

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Takanami DD-110 Sumitomo25/04/200026/07/200112/03/2003-Active
Onami DD-111 Mitsubishi17/05/200020/09/200113/03/2003-Active
Makinami DD-112 Ishikawajima-Harima17/07/200108/08/200218/03/2004-Active
Sazanami DD-113 Mitsubishi04/04/200229/08/200316/02/2005-Active
Suzunami DD-114 Ishikawajima-Harima24/09/200326/08/200416/02/2006-Active