Shirane-class destroyer
{{Short description|1970s class of Japanese destroyers}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:JS Kurama in the Pacific Ocean 02.jpg | Ship caption = Kurama (DDH-144) at sea in 2011 }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = Shirane-class destroyer | Builders = Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries | Operators = {{navy|Japan}} | Class before = Haruna-class destroyer | Class after = Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer | Subclasses = | Cost = | Built range = 1977–1981 | In service range = | In commission range = 1980–2017 | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = 2 | Total ships completed = 2 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = 2 | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship type = Destroyer | Ship displacement = *{{convert|5200|LT|t|0|lk=in}} standard
| Ship length = {{convert|159|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|17.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|5.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = *2 × IHI boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
| Ship speed = {{convert|31|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | Ship range = | Ship endurance = | Ship complement = *350
| Ship sensors = *OPS-12 3D Air-search radar | Ship EW = *NOLQ-1 integrated suite
| Ship armament = *Sea Sparrow SAM launcher
| Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = 3 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopters | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
The Shirane-class destroyers were a pair of Japanese destroyers originally built during the late 1970s. They are built around a large central hangar which houses up to three helicopters and they are the natural successor of the {{sclass|Haruna|destroyer|2}}s.
Design
The Shirane class incorporates an improved design based on the Haruna-class destroyers. The ships propulsion include two steam boilers with two shafts that produce 70.000 hp and gives a maximum speed of 32 knots.
Its armament includes two Mk.42 127mm guns, two 20-mm Phalanx close-in weapon systems, one surface-to-air RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launcher, torpedoes and anti-submarine rockets.{{Cite web|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/shirane-class-helicopter-destroyers-japan/|title = Shirane Class Helicopter Destroyers (JMSDF) - Naval Technology}} The ships has been replaced by the new {{sclass|Izumo|helicopter destroyer|1}}s.
Ships in the class
Operational use
On December 15, 2007, a fire broke out on board Shirane near the rudder house as it was anchored at Yokosuka. It took seven hours to extinguish the fire, which injured four crew members.{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/15/welcome.htm |title= Latest Stories|publisher=www.dawn.com |accessdate=2010-08-14|date= December 15, 2007}}
On 27 October 2009, JS Kurama collided with a South Korean container ship under the Kanmonkyo Bridge in the Kanmon Straits off the coast of Japan.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showpost.php?p=80985&postcount=3 |title=World Naval Ships Forums - View Single Post - JDS Kurama (DDH-144) Collision |publisher=www.worldnavalships.com |accessdate=2010-08-14|date= 2009-10-27|author= Mari Yamaguchi }} While neither ship sunk, the bow of Kurama was badly damaged and burned for hours. Three Kurama crew members were reported injured.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japanese-destroyer-collides-with-korean-ship-1.833408 |title=CBC News - World - Japanese destroyer collides with Korean ship |publisher=cbc.ca |accessdate=2010-08-14|date= 2009-10-27}}
References
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External links
{{Commonscat|Shirane class destroyers}}
- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/shirane.htm GlobalSecurity.org; JMSDF DDH Shirane Class]
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{{Combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force}}
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