 Murasame (DD-107) | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Murasame class |
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| Operators |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by | Ayanami class |
| Succeeded by | Akizuki class |
| In service | 1958–1989 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,800long tons (1,829 t) standard |
| Length | 108.0 m (354 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 220 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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TheMurasame-class destroyer was adestroyerclass built for theJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1950s as a successor to theAyanami-class destroyers. Like its predecessor, its main task wasanti-submarine warfare, but its improved weaponry also enabled it to perform better in theanti-air role, so this class was classified as "DDA" (anti-air destroyer or all purpose destroyer) unofficially.[1]
Like its predecessor, theAyanami class, this class adopted a "long forecastle" design with inclined afterdeck called"Holland Slope", named after thescenic sloping street inNagasaki City. The propulsion system was almost the same as that of theHarukaze class.[2]
The sensor suite and weapon system was almost the same as that of the latter batch of theAyanami class, but three5-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 four3-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]
| Hull No. | Name | Launched | Struck |
|---|---|---|---|
| DD-107 | Murasame | 31 July 1958 | 23 March 1988[citation needed] |
| DD-108 | Yūdachi | 31 July 1958 | 1987[citation needed] |
| DD-109 | Harusame | 18 June 1959 | May 1989[citation needed] |
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