Murasame class destroyer (1958)

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) Yudachi
Complement:	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 rack

The 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