Japanese Navy - SHIRANE class destroyer

The Shirane-class destroyers were a pair of Japanese destroyers originally built during the late 1970s. They are built around a large central hangar which houses up to three helicopters and they are the natural successor of the Haruna-class destroyers.'
The Shirane class incorporates an improved design based on the Haruna-class destroyers. The ships propulsion include two steam boilers with two shafts that produce 70.000 hp and gives a maximum speed of 32 knots.
Its armament includes two Mk.42 127mm guns, two 20-mm Phalanx close-in weapon systems, one Surface-to-air RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launcher, torpedoes and anti-submarine rockets. The ships have been replaced by the new Izumo-class helicopter destroyers.
Name: Shirane-class destroyer
Builders: Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo
Operators: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by: Haruna-class destroyer
Succeeded by: Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer
Built: 1977–1981
In commission: 1980–2017
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
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