Murasame class destroyer (1994)

For the WW II ship, see Japanese destroyer Murasame (1937). For the earlier ship class, see Murasame class destroyer (1958).

JDS Murasame in Pearl Harbor
Class overview
Name:	Murasame class destroyer
Builders:	IHI Tokyo Shipyard and Marine United
Operators:	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by:	Asagiri-class destroyer
Succeeded by:	Takanami-class destroyer
Built:	1993–2000
In commission:	1996–
Planned:	14
Completed:	9
Cancelled:	5
Active:	9
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	4,550 long tons (4,623 t) standard
Length:	151 m (495 ft)
Beam:	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft:	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:	2 × Ishikawajima Harima LM-2500 gas turbines 2 × Kawasaki Rolls Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines 60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 shafts
Speed:	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement:	165
Armament:	• SSM-1B SSM • VLS Mk 48 (16 cells)   • Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM   • Sea Sparrow SAM • VLS Mk 41 (16 cells)   • RUM-139 VL ASROC • 1 × 76 mm 62cal rapid fire gun (OTO Melara 3) • 2 × 20 mm CIWS • 2 × Type 68 triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried:	1 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter

The Murasame class destroyer is a third-generation general purpose destroyer in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

The Murasame was a successor to the Asagiri class, and like its predecessor, it mainly tasked with ASW and ASuW. It shows a number of improvements to design and equipment, such as:

Introduction of stealth technology.

Both superstructure and hull have angled rather than the traditional vertical surfaces. There is however no angled tripod mainmast like the one of the American Arleigh Burke class destroyer because of the heavy weather of the Sea of Japan in winter.

New-generation C4I system.

This class is equipped with the new generation OYQ-9 combat direction system and the OYQ-103 ASW control system. The OYQ-9 CDS is composed of one AN/UYK-43, one AN/UYK-44, and AN/UYQ-21 workstations. The totality of the OYQ-103 and associated sub-systems is the Japanese equivalent of the American AN/SQQ-89 ASWCS.

Enhanced electronics.

The advanced OPS-24 active electronically scanned array radar and OPS-28 surface search and target acquisition radar introduced into the fleet with the Asagiri-class remains on board, and there are some new system such as the NOLQ-3 integrated electronic warfare system and OQS-5 hull sonar. The NOLQ-3 EW suite is thought to be the Japanese equivalent of the American AN/SLQ-32.

Modified missile systems.

To enhance the low-observability and combat readiness capability, the Mk.41 vertical launching system (for the RUM-139 VL ASROC) and Mk.48 VLS (for the Sea Sparrow) replace the traditional swivel octuple launchers. And the surface-to-surface missile system is alternated by the SSM-1B of Japanese make. Currently, ships of this class have been switching the point defense missile system from the traditional Sea Sparrow to the Evolved Sea Sparrow.

The Murasame class was designed to replace the JMSDF's smaller destroyers that were reaching block obsolescence, ensuring the fleet could maintain its strength while increasing its firepower. It was originally planned that 14 of these would be built, but this was reduced to nine when the Takanami class (a modified variant of the Murasame) was designed and construction begun.

The Murasame-class destroyers' weapon systems include the Evolved Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile, Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile, RUM-139 VL ASROC, the SSM 1B anti-ship missile, two Mark 15 20 mm Phalanx CIWS gun mounts, two torpedo mounts in a triple tube configuration and a 76 mm 62cal rapid-fire naval gun.

With the exception of Kirisame, all ships of the class are named for World War II destroyers.

Ships in the class

Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Home port
DD-101	Yokosuka
DD-102	Sasebo
DD-104	Kure
DD-106	edit] Photographs Murasame (DD-101), Harusame (DD-102), Yudachi (DD-103) and Kirisame (DD-104) in Pearl Harbor Harusame (DD-102) Inazuma (DD-105) Samidare (DD-106) Ariake (DD-109) Ariake (DD-109) References Heihachiro Fujiki (August 2003). "Development of multi-purpose DDs for "8-8 escort flotilla" (in Japanese language). Ships of the World (Kaijinn-sha) (614): p94-99.  External links Media related to Murasame class destroyers at Wikimedia Commons GlobalSecurity.org; JMSDF DD Murasame Class Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Murasakino Station Murashinsky District Look at other dictionaries: Murasame class destroyer (1958) — Class overview Name: Murasame class destroyer Operators:  Ja …   Wikipedia Murasame — Murasame（村雨）, literally village rain , though often translated as autumn rain , refers to a type of rain that falls hard, then gently, in fits and starts. In Japanese poetic tradition, it is particularly associated with the cold rains of… …   Wikipedia Minegumo class destroyer — Class overview Name: Minegumo class destroyer Operators:  Jap …   Wikipedia Chikugo class destroyer escort — Class overview Name: Chikugo class Operators:  Japan Maritim …   Wikipedia Эскадренные миноносцы типа «Мурасамэ» (1994) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Эскадренные миноносцы типа «Мурасамэ». Эскадренные миноносцы типа «Мурасамэ» むらさめ型護衛艦 …   Википедия Japanese destroyer Murasame — Four Japanese destroyers have born the name Murasame (村雨?, Passing Shower ).[1] Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1902 and decommissioned in 1923. Murasame (1937) was a Shiratsuyu class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in 1937… …   Wikipedia Natsushio class submarine — Class overview Name: Natsushio Builders: New Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation Operators …   Wikipedia Oyashio class submarine — The SS590 Oyashio Class overview Name: Oyashio (おやしお, Cold Current) Builders …   Wikipedia JDS Ōshio (SS-561) — Class overview Name: Ōshio Builders: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Operators …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”