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Harukaze-class destroyer

1955 class of Japanese destroyers

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	JDS Yukikaze (1).jpg
image_caption	JDS Yukikaze
section2	{{Infobox ship/class overview
name	Harukaze class
operators
class_before
class_after
built_range	1954–1955
in_commission_range	1956–1985
total_ships_completed	2
total_ships_retired	2
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Destroyer
displacement	*1700 t standard
*{{convert	2340	t	LT	0	abbr	on}} full load
length	106.0 m
beam	10.5 m
depth	6.4 m
propulsion	*2 × Steam turbines (15,000ps)
speed	30 kn
complement	240
EW	*OLR-3
armament	*3 × 5-inch/38 caliber Mk.12 guns
sensors	*AN/SPS-6 air search radar

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Eng.
- Nagasaki Shipyard (2)
2340 t full load
2 × shafts
(Later OLR-4)
Acoustic torpedo
8 × Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns
2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortars
2 x Mark 2 over-the-side launchers for Mark 32 torpedoes
8 × K-gun depth charge throwers
1 × Depth charge rack
OPS-3 surface-search radar
Mk.51 fire-control system
Mk.63 fire-control system
QHBa sonar
(Later AN/SQS-26J)
QDA sonar The Harukaze-class destroyer was the first indigenous post-World War II Japanese destroyer class. Its main mission was anti-submarine warfare.

Design

Almost all equipment was supplied from the United States according to the U.S. and Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement. Sensor systems on-board was standard equipment in the U.S. Navy at that time, for example, the AN/SPS-6 air-search radar, the AN/SPS-5 surface-search radar, the QHB search sonar, the QDA attack sonar.

Three 5-inch/38 caliber Mark 12 guns were mounted on Mark 30 single mounts, and controlled by a Mark 51 director. The JMSDF wasn't satisfied with performance of the director, so later the Mark 51 was replaced by the Swedish advanced GFCS developed by Contraves (Harukaze) or American Mark 57 (Yukikaze). At the same time, K-guns and depth charge racks were reduced by half and replaced by Mark 32 torpedoes with two Mark 2 over-the-side launchers.

Ships

Pennant no.		Name		Laid down		Launched		Commissioned		Decommissioned
DD-101/ASU-7002
DD-102/ASU-7003

References

Tomohiko Tada. (March 2010). "4. Radar/ECM/ESM (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)". Kaijin-sha.
(March 2010). "3. Underwater weapons (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)". Kaijin-sha.
(March 2010). "2. Guns (Shipboard weapons of JMSDF 1952-2010)". Kaijin-sha.

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