- Murasame class destroyer (1958)
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Class overview Name: Murasame class destroyer Operators: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by: Ayanami-class destroyer In service: 1958–1989 Completed: 3 General characteristics Type: Destroyer Displacement: 1,838 long tons (1,867 t) standard
1,800 long tons (1,829 t) Harusame
1,840 long tons (1,870 t) YudachiComplement: 220 Armament: • 3 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns
• 4 × 3 in/50 guns
• 2 × ASW torpedo racks
• 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
• 2 × DCT (Y-guns)
• 1 × Depth charge rackThe Murasame class destroyer (1958) was a successor to the Ayanami class and like its predecessor, its main task was anti-submarine warfare, but its improved weaponry also enabled it to perform better in the anti-surface role.
Ships
Name Launched Struck Murasame July 31, 1958 March 23, 1988 Yudachi July 31, 1958 1987 Harusame June 18, 1959 May 1989 Murasame-class destroyer (1958)List of ships of the Japanese Navy
Combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceHelicopter Destroyer (DDH) Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) Amatsukaze (DDG-163) · Tachikaze · Hatakaze · Kongō · Atago
Destroyer (DD) All Purpose Destroyer (DDA) Murasame (1958) · Takatsuki
Anti Submarine Destroyer (DDK) Destroyer Escort (DE) Asahi (DE-262) / Hatsuhi (DE-263) (Cannon) · Ikazuchi · Akebono · Wakaba (DE-261) · Isuzu · Chikugo · Ishikari (DE-226) · Yubari · Abukuma
Patrol Frigate (PF) Submarine (SS) Kuroshio (SS-501) · Oyashio (SS-511) · Hayashio · Natsushio · Ōshio (SS-561) · Asashio · Uzushio · Yūshio · Harushio · Oyashio · Sōryū
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