Takanami-class destroyer
.jpg) JS Makinami (DD-112) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Takanami-class destroyer |
| Builders: |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Nagasaki shipyards IHI Marine United, Yokohama IHI Marine United, Uraga |
| Operators: |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by: | Murasame-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Akizuki-class destroyer |
| Built: | 2000–2004 |
| In commission: | 2003– |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard 6,300 long tons (6,401 t) full load |
| Length: | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
| Height: | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Ishikawajima Harima LM-2500 gas turbines 2 × Kawasaki Rolls Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines 60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 175 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | • OPS-24B Radar •OPS-28D Surface Search Radar •OPS-20 Navigational Radar •OQS-5 Sonar •UQR-2 Towed Sonar •Type 81 Fire Control SYystem |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | •NOLQ-3 ECM system •4x Mk137 Chaff Dispensers |
| Armament: | • Mitsubishi Type 90 SSM-1B SSM • VLS Mk 41 (32 cells) • Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM • RUM-139 VL ASROC • 1 x Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun • 2 × 20 mm CIWS • 2 x Type 68 triple 324 mm torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter |
The Takanami-class destroyer (たかなみ型護衛艦 Takanami-gata goeikan) is a class of Japanese guided-missile and ASW destroyer, entering service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from 2003.
Description
The Takanami class is a fourth generation post-war destroyer for the JMSDF, and is an evolution of the previous Murasame-class destroyer. Major changes include an improved OPS-24B Active electronically scanned array fire control system and data link, as well as a new sonar system. In terms of weaponry, the 3-inch gun on the Murasame has been replaced with a larger 127 mm gun, and the older Sea Sparrow anti-air missile has been replaced by the new Evolved Sea Sparrow ESSM (RIM-162) missiles in a Mk-48VLS (Vertical Launch System). This changes have resulted in a larger hull displacement than the Murasame by about 100 tons.
All ships in the class are named for World War II destroyers.
Ships in the class
| Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Builder | Home port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD-110 | Takanami | 25 April 2000 | 26 July 2001 | 12 March 2003 | IHI Marine United, Uraga | Yokosuka |
| DD-111 | Ōnami | 17 May 2000 | 20 September 2001 | 13 March 2003 | Mitsubishi Nagasaki | Yokosuka |
| DD-112 | Makinami | 17 July 2001 | 8 August 2002 | 18 March 2004 | IHI Marine United, Yokohama | Ōminato |
| DD-113 | Sazanami | 4 April 2002 | 29 August 2003 | 16 February 2005 | Mitsubishi Nagasaki | Kure |
| DD-114 | Suzunami | 24 September 2003 | 26 August 2004 | 16 February 2006 | IHI Marine United, Yokohama | Ōminato |
See also
Media related to Takanami class destroyers at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- GlobalSecurity.org; JMSDF DD Takanami Class
- MaritimeQuest Onami DD-111 Photo Gallery
- Naval Technology.com
- JMSDF home page (Japanese)
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