Murasame class (1994)

**Murasame class**
	The Ariake (DD-109) entering Pearl Harbor
Ship data
country	Japan
Ship type	Anti-submarine destroyer
Construction period	1993 to 2002
Launch of the type ship	August 28, 1994
Units built	9
period of service	Since 1996
Ship dimensions and crew
length	151 m ( Lüa )
width	17.4 m
Draft	Max. 5.2 m
displacement	4,550 t (empty) ; 6,100 t (max.)
crew	165
Machine system
machine	2 × Kawasaki / Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C and 2 × gas turbines IHI / GE LM-2500
Machine ; performance	60,000 PS (44,130 kW)
Top ; speed	30 kn (56 km / h)
propeller	2
Armament
	1 × Gun 76/62 Compact ; 2 × phalanx close- range defense systems; 1 × Mk 41 VLS with 32 cells ESSM (16 cells); VL-ASROC (16 cells); ; 8 × Type 90 anti-ship missiles ; 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes in two Mk. 32 SVTT triple torpedo tubes ; 1 × SH-60K -U hunting helicopter;
Sensors
	radar OPS-20; OPS-24; OPS-28C; ; sonar OQS-4A; OQR-1 TACTASS; ;

The Murasame class ( Japanese らさめ型護衛艦 , Murasame-gata goeikan ) is a class of nine anti-submarine destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF).

General

The Murasame class is the successor to the Asagiri class and replaced the destroyers of the Yamagumo and Takatsuki class in service. They serve as escorts for the Aegis destroyers ( Kongō and Atago classes ) and the helicopter carriers ( Hyūga and Izumo classes ) of the self-defense forces and are intended to protect them against submarine attacks.

Originally fourteen units were planned, but the last five were modified and put into service as the Takanami class after the type ship .

units

Identifier	Surname	Shipyard	Keel laying	Launch	Commissioning	home port
DD-101	Murasame ( むらさめ )	IHI , Tokyo	August 18, 1993	August 28, 1994	March 12, 1996	Yokosuka
DD-102	Harusame ( はるさめ )	Mitsui , Tamano	August 11, 1994	October 16, 1995	March 17, 1997	Yokosuka
DD-103	Yūdachi ( ゆうだち )	IHI, Uraga	March 18, 1996	August 19, 1997	March 4, 1999	Sasebo
DD-104	Kirisame ( きりさめ )	MHI , Nagasaki	April 3, 1996	August 21, 1997	March 18, 1999	Sasebo
DD-105	Inazuma ( いなづま )	MHI, Nagasaki	May 8, 1997	September 9, 1998	March 15, 2000	Cure
DD-106	Samidars ( さみだれ )	IHI, Tokyo	September 11, 1997	September 24, 1998	March 21, 2000	Cure
DD-107	Ikazuchi ( いかづち )	Hitachi , Maizuru	February 25, 1998	June 24, 1999	March 14, 2001	Yokosuka
DD-108	Akebono ( あけぼの )	IHI, Tokyo	October 29, 1999	September 29, 2000	March 19, 2002	Cure
DD-109	Ariake ( ありあけ )	MHI, Nagasaki	May 15, 1999	October 16, 2000	March 6, 2002	Sasebo

technology

Hull and drive

The hull of a Murasame-class destroyer is 151 meters long, 17.4 meters wide and has a maximum displacement of 6,100 tons and a draft of 5.2 meters. In terms of displacement, they are therefore comparable to the German frigates of the Brandenburg class . It is powered by four gas turbines ( COGAG drive ), two Kawasaki Rolls Royce Spey SM1C and two Ishikawajima Harima - General Electric LM-2500, with a total output of 60,000 PS (44,130 kW ). The power is delivered to two shafts with one screw each . The top speed is 30 knots (56 km / h ).

Armament

The armament consists of a 76 mm gun in 62 caliber length from Oto Melara and a Mk 41 Vertical Launching System with 32 cells. This is divided into sixteen cells for anti-submarine missiles of the type RUM-139 VL-ASROC and sixteen cells for ESSM guided weapons (with four guided missiles per cell). Furthermore, there are two quadruple launchers for type 90 anti-ship missiles , two triple torpedo tubes of the Mk. 32 SVTT type for Mark 46 lightweight torpedoes and two close-range defense systems of the Phalanx type . A Mitsubishi SH-60 helicopter is carried for submarine hunting and other tasks .

literature

Robert Jackson: Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes. Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1873-5 .

Web links

Commons : Murasame class - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Warships of JMSDF (Eng.)
Murasame class on GlobalSecurity.org. (engl.)