Murasame class destroyer (1958)

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The old Murasame class destroyer (1958) is a successor to the Ayanami class destroyer and like its predecessor, its main task is ASW, but its improved weaponry also enable it to perform anti-surface warfare better.

• Displacement: 1838t (Harusame 1800t, Yudachi 1840t) standard
• Armament:
  • 3 5in/54 main guns
  • 4 3in/50 guns
  • 2 ASW torpedo racks
  • 1 hedgehog
  • 2 DCT (Y-guns)
  • 1 Depth charge rack
• Complement: 220

• Names
  • Murasame (launched on July 31, 1958 and deleted on March 23, 1988)
  • Yudachi (launched on July 31, 1958 and deleted in 1987)
  • Harusame (launched on June 18, 1959 and deleted in May 1989)

Combatant ship classes of the JMSDF

DDH : Destroyer Helicopter	13500t class | Shirane class | Haruna class
DDG : Guided Missile Destroyer	Atago class | Kongo class | Hatakaze class | Tachikaze class | Amatsukaze
DD : Destroyer	5000t class | Takanami class | Murasame class | Asagiri class | Hatsuyuki class | Akizuki class | Harukaze class | Ariake class Ariake / Yugure | Asakaze class Asakaze / Hatakaze
DDA : All Purpose Destroyer	Takatsuki class | Murasame class (1958)
DDK : Anti Submarine Destroyer	Minegumo class | Yamagumo class | Ayanami class
DE : Destroyer Escort	Abukuma class | Yubari class | Ishikari | Chikugo class | Isuzu class | Wakaba | Ikazuchi class | Akebono | Asahi class Asahi / Hatsuhi
PF : Patrol Frigate	Kusu class
SS : Submarine	2900t class | Oyashio class | Harushio class | Yushio class | Uzushio class | Asashio class | Oshio | Natsushio class | Hayashio class | Oyashio (1959) | Kuroshio (1955)
List	List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force List of ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force