JS Izumo

JS Izumo (DDH-183) is a helicopter carrier which, as of 2022, is being converted into a light aircraft carrier. Officially classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer, she is the lead ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She is the second warship to be named for Izumo Province, with the previous ship being the armored cruiser Izumo (1898).

This article is about the JMSDF aircraft carrier. For the Russo-Japanese War-era cruiser, see Japanese cruiser Izumo.

JS Izumo (DDH-183) with new markings and heat resistance coating on the flight deck, 3 October 2021
History
Japan
Name
  • Izumo
  • (いずも)
NamesakeIzumo Province
Ordered2010
BuilderIHI Marine United
Laid down27 January 2012
Launched6 August 2013
Commissioned25 March 2015
Identification
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeIzumo-class multi-purpose operation destroyer
Displacement
  • 19,950 t (19,630 long tons) empty;
  • 26,000 t (26,000 long tons) full load
Length248 m (813 ft 8 in)
Beam38 m (124 ft 8 in)
Height23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)
Draft7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
SpeedMore than 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement970 including crew and troops
Sensors and
processing systems
  • OYQ-12 combat direction system
  • FCS-3 fire control system
  • OPS-50 AESA radar
  • OPS-28 surface-search radar
  • OQQ-23 bow sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • NOLQ-3D-1 EW suite
  • Mark 36 SRBOC
  • Anti-torpedo mobile decoy (MOD)
  • Floating acoustic jammer (FAJ)
Armament
  • 2 × Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × SeaRAM CIWS
Aircraft carried
  • 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters
  • 28 aircraft maximum

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced in May 2018 that it favours converting Izumo to operate fixed-wing aircraft. The conversion was confirmed in December 2018 when Japan announced the change of its defense guidelines. Upon the completion of the process, Izumo will be the first Japanese naval vessel to operate fixed-wing aircraft since World War II.

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