Hatakaze class

**Hatakaze class**
	The Hatakaze (DDG-171) year 2011.
Ship data
country	Japan
Ship type	Guided missile destroyer
Construction period	1983 to 1988
Launch of the type ship	November 9, 1984
Units built	2
period of service	Since 1986
Ship dimensions and crew
length	150 m ( Lüa )
width	16.4 m
Draft	Max. 4.8 m
displacement	4,600 t (empty) ; 5,500 t (max.)
crew	260
Machine system
machine	2 × gas turbines Kawasaki-Rolls Royce Spey SM1A and 2 × gas turbines Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B
Machine ; performance	72,000 PS (52,956 kW)
Top ; speed	30 kn (56 km / h)
propeller	2
Armament
	2 × 127 mm Mark 42 guns; 2 × Phalanx - close-range defense systems ; 1 × Mk.13 starter for Standard Missile ; 1 × Mk.112 starter for RUR-5 ASROC ; 8 × anti-ship missile RGM-84 Harpoon ; 2 × Mk.32-SVTT triple torpedo tube for Mark 46 torpedoes ;
Sensors
	radar SPS-52C; SPG-51C; OPS-28B; OPS-11C; ; sonar OQS-4; ;

The Hatakaze class ( Japanese はたかぜ型護衛艦 , Hatakaze-gata goeikan ) is a class of two guided missile destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF).

General

The ships put into service in the 1980s, the main task of which is to hunt submarines and protect a combat group from air attacks , are technically based on the Tachikaze class . Compared to this, the fuselage was enlarged in order to be able to use them as flagships for destroyer units. They are the first gas turbine-propelled units in the service of the Marine Self-Defense Forces.

units

Identifier	Surname	Shipyard	Keel laying	Launch	Commissioning	Remarks
DDG-171 / TV-3520	Hatakaze ( はたかぜ )	MHI , Nagasaki	May 20, 1983	November 9, 1984	March 27, 1986	Training ship since March 19, 2020
DDG-172	Shimakaze ( しまかぜ )	MHI , Nagasaki	January 13, 1985	January 30, 1987	March 23, 1988

technology

Hull and drive

The hull of a Hatakaze-class destroyer is 150 meters long, 16.4 meters wide and has a draft of 4.8 meters with a maximum displacement of 5,500 tons . It is powered by four gas turbines - two Kawasaki Spey SM1A for cruising and two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B for high-speed driving . These act on two shafts with a total output of 72,000 shaft horsepower .

There is a helipad at the stern, but the ships are not equipped with a hangar for the permanent stationing of a helicopter .

Armament and Electronics

The main armament consists of a mounted at the bow Mk.13 starter for Standard Missile - aircraft missiles (at entry nor were RIM-24 Tartar used) and a Mk.112 starter for anti-submarine missiles RUR-5 ASROC . This is together with one of the two Mark 42 guns in front of the bridge . The second gun is located aft behind the superstructure. The armament is completed by two quad starter for RGM-84 Harpoon - anti-ship missile , according an on-side swiveling triple torpedo tube and two phalanx - short range defense systems .

For air surveillance a is 3D radar type SPS-52C used, which is located on the lattice tower. Before this bridge are located above the two fire control radars type SPG-51C and on the aft deck house a Seeaufklärungsradar type OPS-28B.

There are also two chaff launchers on board to deflect approaching missiles .

Web links

Commons : Hatakaze class - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Warships of JMSDF (English)
Hatakaze class at GlobalSecurity.org (English)