JDS Kurama

Kurama
History
Japan
Name: Kurama
Builder: Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo
Laid down: 17 February 1978
Launched: 20 September 1979
Commissioned: 27 March 1981
Decommissioned: 22 March 2017
Status: Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type: Shirane-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 5,200 long tons (5,300 t) standard;
  • 7,500 long tons (7,600 t) full load
Length: 159 m (522 ft)
Beam: 17.5 m (57 ft)
Draft: 5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × IHI boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
  • 2 × turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 70,000 shp (52 MW)
Speed: 31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h)
Complement:
  • 350
  • 20 staff
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 3 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopters

JS Kurama (DDH-144) was a Shirane-class destroyer in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She is the second and final member of the Shirane class and has been replaced by the new Izumo-class helicopter destroyers in 2017.

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.[1] While neither ship sunk, the bow of Kurama was badly damaged and burned for hours. Three Kurama crew members were reported injured.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mari Yamaguchi (2009-10-27). "World Naval Ships Forums - View Single Post - JDS Kurama (DDH-144) Collision". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ↑ "CBC News - World - Japanese destroyer collides with Korean ship". cbc.ca. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2010-08-14.


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