The Haruna class destroyers are a class of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

 originally built during the early 1970s. These helicopter carrying destroyers are built around a large central hangar which houses up to three helicopters. The ships were upgraded with Sea Sparrow launchers, Phalanx CIWS

Phalanx CIWS

The Phalanx CIWS is an anti-ship missile defense system. It is a close-in weapon system and was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division...

 systems and chaff launchers during the 1980s. The Haruna was removed from service in 2009, while the which followed in the late 1970s will remain in service for now.

Ships in the class

Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Home port
DDH-141		19 March 1970	1 February 1972	22 February 1973	18 March 2009	Maizuru
DDH-142		8 March 1972	13 August 1973	27 November 1974	16 March 2011	Kure Kure, Hiroshima is a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 240,820 and a population density of 681 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².- History :...

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org; JMSDF DDH Haruna Class