Sea Weapons

Helicopter Destroyer (1980)

Shirane class

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassShirane
TypeHelicopter Destroyer
Year1980
Crew370
Dimensions
Length158.8 m
Beam17.5 m
Draught5.3 m
Displacement
Empty5,200 t
Loaded6,800 t
Performance
Speed59 km/h
Range?
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Geared steam
70,000 hp
GE/Ishikawajima
Boilers2 x IHI
Fuel-
Armament
Main
Torpedo tubes2x3 x (12.75-in) [Mk 32]
AA WeaponsRIM-7 (1 x 8)
ASROC (1 x 8)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarOPS-12
OPS-28
SonarOQS-101
SQS-35(J)
SQR-18A
Aircraft
Helicopters3
Production
Built2
Total2

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Shirane DDH-143 Ishikawajima-Harima25/02/197718/09/197817/03/198025/03/2015Inactive
Kurama DDH-143 Ishikawajima-Harima17/02/197820/09/197927/03/198122/03/2017Inactive