Murasame-class destroyer (1958) explained
The
Murasame-class destroyer was a
destroyer class built for the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1950s as a successor to the destroyers. Like its predecessor, its main task was
anti-submarine warfare, but its improved weaponry also enabled it to perform better in the
anti-air role, so this class was classified as "DDA" (anti-air destroyer or all purpose destroyer) unofficially.
[1] Like its predecessor, the, this class adopted a "long forecastle" design with inclined afterdeck called "Holland Slope", named after the scenic sloping street in Nagasaki City. The propulsion system was almost the same as the one of the .[2]
The sensor suite and weapon system was almost the same as the one of the latter batch of the Ayanami class, but three 5-inch/54 caliber Mark 16 guns (with Mark 39 single mounts) were added to extend effective range against air and surface threats in addition to four 3-inch/50 caliber Mark 22 guns (with Mark 33 dual mounts). The 5-inch guns were controlled by one Mark 57 GFCS, and the 3-inch guns were done by one Mark 63 controller.[3] The main air-search radar was an OPS-1, the Japanese version of the American AN/SPS-6.[4]
Ships
| Hull No. | Name | Launched | Struck |
|---|
| DD-107 | | 31 July 1958 | 23 March 1988 |
| DD-108 | | 31 July 1958 | 1987 |
| DD-109 | | 18 June 1959 | May 1989 | |
Notes and References
- June 2011. History of Japanese destroyers since 1952. Ships of the World. 742. 91–97. Kaijin-sha. Japanese.
- June 2011. 1. Hull (Hardware of JMSDF destroyers). Ships of the World. 742. 100–105. Kaijin-sha. Japanese.
- March 2010. 2. Guns (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010). Ships of the World. 721. 88–93. Kaijin-sha. Japanese.
- Tomohiko Tada. March 2010. 4. Radar/ECM/ESM (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010). Ships of the World. 721. 100–105. Kaijin-sha. Japanese.
