Murasame class
Overview
Murasame class
JS Yudachi of the Murasame class of destroyers seen at sea.
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Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Japan - Mitsui Engineering, Tamano
Japan - Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Uraga
Japan - Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru
5 more built as Takanami class instead
DD-101 class (lead pennant)
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Details
Media
Murasame class
JS Ariake of the Murasame class destroyer enters Pearl Harbor in 2006.
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Eight ships of the Murasame class travelling side by side at sea.
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JS Ikazuchi of the Murasame class seen at sea in 2021.
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Two Murasame class destroyers seen at sea escorting a formation including an Oosumi tank landing ship and a replenishment ship.
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Top view of JS Samidare of the Murasame class of destroyers as seen in 2021.
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Rear view of JS Ikazuchi of the Murasame class during an exercise in 2010. This view clearly shows the hangar and Type 90 anti-ship missiles.
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Subcomponents
Note: incomplete list
RUM-139 VL-ASROC
The forward 16-cell Mk 41 VLS is fitted specifically for the RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC.
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
16x RIM-7M Sea Sparrow in Mk 48 Mod 0 VLS amidships.
20mm Mk 15 Phalanx
2x 20mm Phalanx, located on the bow and the hangar.
Related articles
Takanami class
The last five ships of the Murasame class were produced as Takanami class instead.
The update of the Murasame design combines the two different VLS systems in a larger single forward VLS. It also adds a 127mm naval gun.