JS Shiranui
JS Shiranui (DD-120) is the second ship of the Asahi-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Her namesake came from the optical phenomenon called Shiranui, or "Phosphorescent Light".
 JS Shiranui underway on 28 February 2019. | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Shiranui |
| Owner | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 20 May 2016 |
| Launched | 12 October 2017 |
| Commissioned | 27 February 2019 |
| Identification | Pennant number: DD-120 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Asahi-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 151 m (495 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 18.3 m (60 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
| Depth | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | COGLAG, two shafts, two GE LM2500 turbines |
| Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 230 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
Development
The procurement of the destroyer began in 2013 in response to the reduction in the number of destroyers (namely the Hatsuyuki class) within the JMSDF. The two major characteristics of this destroyer is its bigger emphasis on anti-submarine warfare and the adoption of the COGLAG (combined gas turbine electric and gas turbine) propulsion system. A second destroyer was procured a year later.[1][2]
Construction and career
She was laid down on 20 May 2016 and launched on 12 October 2017. Commissioned on 27 February 2019 with the hull number DD-120.[3]
Gallery
JS Shiranui being launched on 15 October 2017._left_front_view_at_Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries_Nagasaki_Shipyard_November_25%252C_2017_05.jpg.webp)
JS Shiranui fitting out at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard, Nagasaki on 25 November 2017._left_front_view_at_Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries_Nagasaki_Shipyard_November_25%252C_2017_01.jpg.webp)
JS Shiranui fitting out at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard, Nagasaki on 25 November 2017.
JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 20 January 2019._left_side_view_at_JMSDF_Naval_Base_October_14%252C_2019.jpg.webp)
JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019._left_side_view_at_JMSDF_Naval_Base_October_14%252C_2019.jpg.webp)
JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019._right_rear_view_at_JMSDF_Naval_Base_October_14%252C_2019_01.jpg.webp)
JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019._right_front_view_at_JMSDF_Naval_Base_October_14%252C_2019_01.jpg.webp)
JS Shiranui at Yokosuka on 14 October 2019.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to JS Shiranui (DD-120).
- "Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2013 Budget" (PDF). Japan Ministry of Defense. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2014 Budget" (PDF). Japan Ministry of Defense. December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Japan Commissions JS Shiranui Asahi-class Destroyer". www.defenseworld.net. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
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