JDS Hatakaze
Hatakaze (DDG-171) docked in Pearl Harbor, 1988
Class overview
NameHatakaze class
BuildersMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Operators Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded byTachikaze class
Succeeded byKongō class
Cost
  • (Hatakaze) 61,980,000,000 JPY
  • (Shimakaze) 69,283,000,000 JPY
Built1983–1988
In commission1986–present
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeGuided-missile destroyer
Displacement
  • (Hatakaze)
  • 4,600 long tons (4,674 t) standard
  • 6,000 long tons (6,096 t) full load
  • (Shimakaze)
  • 4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard
  • 6,050 long tons (6,147 t) full load
Length150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Draft4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement260
Armament

The Hatakaze class of guided-missile destroyers is a third generation class of vessels in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). They were the first of the JMSDF's ships to have gas-turbine propulsion.

The core weapon suite is similar to that of the preceding Tachikaze class, but various improvements were made in many areas. Most notable are those that allow the Hatakaze class to function as a group flagship. Normally this duty resides with a larger type of ship, but in case of their absence due to repairs, accident, or battle damage, the Hatakaze design allows for it to function as a command ship.

Hatakaze destroyers operate the OYQ-4-1 type tactical control system. Its weapon systems include the Standard missile surface-to-air missile, anti-submarine rockets, the RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile, two Mark 15 20 mm CIWS gun mounts, two torpedo mounts in a triple tube configuration and two 5 inch/54 caliber Mark 42 rapid-fire guns.

Ships in the class

Building no.Pennant no.NameLaid downLaunchedCommissionedHome portNote
2311DDG-171
TV-3520		Hatakaze20 May 19839 November 198427 March 1986YokosukaConverted to training vessel (TV-3520) on 19 March 2020[1]
2312DDG-172
TV-3521		Shimakaze13 January 198530 January 198723 March 1988SaseboConverted to training vessel (TV-3521) on 19 March 2021[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 海人社, ed. (May 2021). "「あまつかぜ」から「しまかぜ」まで 海自在来型DDGを振り返る" [From "Amatsukaze" to "Shimakaze": Looking back on the DDG]. 世界の艦船 (in Japanese). 海人社 (947): 43–51.NAID 40022529062
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