JS Haruna

JS Haruna (DDH-141) was the lead ship of the Haruna-class helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

History
Japan
Name
  • Haruna
  • (はるな)
NamesakeHaruna (1913)
Ordered1968
BuilderMitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down19 March 1970
Launched1 February 1972
Commissioned22 March 1973
Decommissioned18 March 2009
Refit31 March 1986
Homeport
  • Yokosuka (1973-1981)
  • Sasebo (1981-1998)
  • Maizuru (1998-2009)
IdentificationPennant number: DDH-141
FateScrapped, January 2010
General characteristics
Class and typeHaruna-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 4,950 long tons (5,029 t) standard
  • 6,900 long tons (7,011 t) full load
Length153.1 m (502 ft 4 in)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
  • 2 turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 60,000 hp (45,000 kW)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement360 (36 officers)
Armament
  • Sea Sparrow Mk 29 (Type 3A) SAM octuple launcher
  • ASROC octuple launcher
  • 2 × FMC 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (Mark 46 torpedoes)
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