Shirane class destroyer
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The Shirane 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 late 1970s and still in active service. They are built around a large central hangar which houses up to three helicopters and they are the natural successor of the s. They were the first ships in Japanese service to be fitted with 3D radars - the NEC
NEC
, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
OPS-12.
Ships in the class
| Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Home port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDH-143 | 25 February 1977 | 18 September 1978 | 17 March 1980 | (March 2015) | Yokosuka | |
| DDH-144 | 17 February 1978 | 20 September 1979 | 27 March 1981 | Sasebo Sasebo, Nagasaki is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the city has an estimated population of 259,800 and the density of 609 persons per km². The total area is 426.47 km². The locality is famed for its scenic beauty. The city includes a part of Saikai National Park... |
Operational use
On December 15, 2007, a fire broke out on board the Shirane near the rudder house as it was anchored at Yokosuka. It took seven hours to extinguish and injured four crew members.On 27 October 2009, the JS Kurama collided with a South Korean container ship under the Kanmonkyo Bridge
Kanmonkyo Bridge
The Kanmonkyo Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands...
in the Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits
The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the water is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyūshū, whose former city and present ward, Moji , gave the strait its "mon"...
off the coast of Japan. While neither ship sunk, the bow of the Karuna was badly damaged and burned for hours. Three Karuna crew members were reported injured.