JS Shirane

JS Shirane (しらね, Shi-ra-ne) (DDH-143) was the lead ship of the eponymous class of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

"Shirane" redirects here. For other uses, see Shirane (disambiguation).
Shirane in 2013
JS Shirane underway in 2013
History
Japan
Name
  • Shirane
  • (しらね)
NamesakeMount Shirane
Ordered1975
BuilderIHI, Tokyo
Laid down25 February 1977
Launched18 September 1978
Commissioned17 March 1980
Decommissioned25 March 2015
Homeport
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeShirane-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 5,200 long tons (5,300 t) standard;
  • 7,500 long tons (7,600 t) full load
Length159 m (522 ft)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × IHI boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
  • 2 × turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 70,000 shp (52 MW)
Speed31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h)
Complement
  • 350
  • 20 staff
Armament
Aircraft carried3 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopters

Construction and career

The vessel was laid down by Ishikawajima-Harima in Tokyo on February 25, 1977; launched on September 18, 1978; and commissioned on March 17, 1980.

In 2011, after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, she was used as a relief ship. In 2012, along with attending RIMPAC, she also attended Fleet Week, a United States naval tradition in which naval ships are showcased.[1] On December 15, 2007, a fire broke out on board Shirane near the rudder house as she was anchored at Yokosuka. It took seven hours to extinguish and injured four crew members.[2]

Shirane visited Baltimore on her way to New York City as part of Fleet Week 2012.[3] She was open to visitors for a few days.[4] she passed by the Freedom Tower as part of the ship parade in New York Harbor and the Hudson River on May 23, 2012.[5] Shirane was one of three ships sent by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to attend Exercise RIMPAC, along with JS Bungo and the destroyer JS Myōkō.[6]

She was decommissioned on March 25, 2015, as the Shirane class was slowly being phased out by the newer Izumo-class helicopter destroyers.

Post-decommission

In November 2015, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that Shirane would be in a live-fire test against the XASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile in 2016.[7] After undergoing several tests in Wakasa Bay as a target for XASM-3 she was sold for scrapping on October 31 and dismantling began on the same day.[8]

References
  1. Potts, JR (7 August 2013). "JDS Shirane (DDH-143) Helicopter Carrier / Destroyer (1980)". militaryfactory.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. "Latest Stories". www.dawn.com. December 15, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. "SS JOHN W BROWN updates".
  4. "JS Shirane DDH143 (Now Closed)" – via FourSquare.
  5. "People watch as the Japanese Navy ship, JS Shirane". The Baltimore Sun. May 24, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "Participating Forces - RIMPAC 2012". U.S. Navy. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. Japan to Test its New XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Against Shirane-class Destroyer - Navyrecognition.com, 16 November 2015
  8. "G-105" (PDF). 2017-10-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

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