Murasame class Destroyer Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force / JMSDF
Murasame class Destroyer - DD

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-101 evolved sea sparrow missile essm type 90 ssm oto melara gun

08/22

Ships:

DD-101 JS Murasame (1996)
DD-102 JS Harusame (1997)
DD-103 JS Yudachi (1999)
DD-104 JS Kirisame (1999)
DD-105 JS Inazuma (2000)
DD-106 JS Samidare (2000)
DD-107 JS Ikazuchi (2001)
DD-108 JS Akebono (2002)
DD-109 JS Ariake (2002)

Specifications:

Length: 151 meters (495 feet)
Beam: 17.4 meters (57 ft 1 in)
Draft: 5.2 meters (17 ft 1 in)
Displacement: 4550 tons (standard) / 6100 tons (full load)
Speed: 30 knots, max. (56 km/h)
Range: -
Complement: 165

Propulsion:
COGAG (combined gas and gas)
2 x Ishikawajima Harima Industries (IHI)/General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines
2 x Kawasaki/Rolls-Royce Spey SM-1C gas turbines
60000 shp (45 MW)
2 shafts / 2 controllable pitch propellers

Aviation:
flight deck and hangar for 1 helicopter / SH-60J/K Seahawk

Armament:
1 x Oto-Melara 76mm/62-caliber super rapid gun (3-inches)
1 x Mk.41 Vertical Launching System / VLS (16 cells) for up to 16 RUM-139 VL-ASROC
1 x Mk.48 Mod.0 Vertical Launching System / VLS (16 cells) for 16 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or 32 RIM-162 ESSM SAM
2 x Mk.141 missile launcher for 8 Type 90 SSM-1B anti ship missiles
2 x Type 68/HOS-302A (Mk.32) 12,75-inch (324mm) triple torpedo tubes for Mk.46 or Type 73 torpedoes
2 x Mk.15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon-System (CIWS)

Systems:
OYQ-9 Combat Direction System (CDS) - composed of one AN/UYK-43, one AN-UYK-44 and AN/UYQ-21 workstations
OYQ-103 anti-submarine warfare control system
OPS-24B active electronically scanned array radar
OPS-28D surface search and target acquisition radar
OPS-20B navigation radar
FCS-2-31 fire control system
NOLQ-3 ECM/ESM intergrated electronic warfare system
OQS-5 hull sonar
OQR-2 towed array sonar
ORN-6C Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
Mk-36 SRBOC jaff & decoy launcher
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy system

The Murasame-class destroyer is the first class of the second-generation general-purpose destroyers of the JMSDF.

Design:
The hull design was completely renovated from first-generation DDs. In addition to increasing the size in order to reduce the underwater radiation noise, both superstructure and hull was inclined to reduce the radar cross-section. 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.

The engine arrangement is COGAG as same as Asagiri class, but a pair of engines are updated to Spey SM1C. And the remaining one pair are replaced by LM2500, same as Kongō class.

Equipment:
The basic configuration of the equipment is the same as first-generation DDs, but they are updated and enhanced throughout. Concepts of its combat system were partly based on those of Kongō class. Two large-screen displays and OJ-663 consoles are introduced in its OYQ-9 combat direction system as Aegis Weapon System (AWS). And OYQ-103 ASW combat systems, based on OYQ-102 of Kongō class and indirectly AN/SQQ-89, presents an integrated picture of the tactical situation by receiving, combining and processing active and passive sensor data from the hull-mounted array, towed array and sonobuoys.

The advanced OPS-24 active electronically scanned array radar and OPS-28 surface search and target acquisition radar introduced into the fleet with the latter batch of the Asagiri class remains on board, and there are some new systems such as the NOLQ-3 electronic warfare suite and OQS-5 bow mounted sonar.

To enhance the low-observability and combat readiness capability, vertical launching systems were adopted on its missile systems: Mk 41 for VL-ASROC and Mk 48 for 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 (RIM-7M) to the Evolved Sea Sparrow by FY2012.

Aircraft facility is expanded to accommodate two shipboard helicopters. One Mitsubishi SH-60J/K is a basic load, and another can be accommodated in case of overseas operation.

source: wikipedia

murasame class destroyer armament oto melara 76/62 gun mk-41 mk-48 vertical launching system vls rim-7 rim-162 evolved sea sparrow missile essm rum-139 asroc ssm-1b type-90 ciws torpedo tubes

class images
for more images go to the individual ship-site

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JS Murasame (DD-101)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-102 js harusame

JS Harusame (DD-102)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-103 js yudachi

JS Yudachi (DD-103)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-104 js kirisame

JS Kirisame (DD-104)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-105 js inazuma

JS Inazuma (DD-105)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-106 js samidare

JS Samidare (DD-106)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-107 js ikazuchi

JS Ikazuchi (DD-107)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-108 js akebono

JS Akebono (DD-108)

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf dd-109 js ariake

JS Ariake (DD-109)

detail images

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Mk.48 Mod.0 Vertical Launching System/VLS for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles ESSM

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf mk-141 launcher type-90 ssm-1b missile

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf mk-141 launcher type-90 ssm-1b missile

Mk.141 missile launcher for Type 90 / SSM-1B anti-ship missiles (similar to US Navy RGM-84 Harpoon SSM)

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murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf flight deck hangar sh-60j/k helicopter

flight deck and hangar with SH-60 helicopter

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf type 68 hos-302a mk-32 torpedo tubes

murasame class destroyer japan maritime self defense force jmsdf type 68 hos-302a mk-32 torpedo tubes

Type 68/HOS-302A (Mk.32) triple torpedo tubes

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4 of a kind - Murasame, Harusame, Yudachi and Kirisame

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