Asahi-class Destroyer

The Asahi-class destroyer is a class of general purpose destroyer currently under construction for the JMSDF. It is more ASW focused than the preceding Akizuki-class destroyers.

Specifications

 * Type: Destroyer
 * Service Period: 2018-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 495 feet 5 inches (151 meters)
 * Beam: 60 feet 1 inch (18.31 meters)
 * Draft: 17 feet 9 inches (5.41 meters)
 * Depth: 35 feet 9 inches (10.9 meters)
 * Displacement: 5,100 tons (Standard); 6,800 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew: 230
 * Propulsion: 2 x GE/IHI LM2500IEC gas turbines, 2 x shafts, 62,500 shp
 * Range:
 * Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * OPS-50A Air Search Radar
 * OPY-1 Radar
 * FCS-3 Fire Control System
 * OQQ-24 Bow Sonar
 * OQR-4 Towed Array Sonar
 * Countermeasures:
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 5"/62-caliber Mk.45 Mod 4 lightweight naval gun
 * 1 x 32-cell Mk.41 VLS (fires RUM-139 VL-ASROC and RIM-162 ESSM)
 * 2 x Type 90 SSM Launchers (fires (SSM-1B Anti-Ship Missiles)
 * 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS
 * 2 x 12.75" HOS-303 triple torpedo tubes (fires Type 68 Mod 3 torpedoes)
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Mitsubishi SH-60K Seahawk maritime helicopter

Unit Run

 * JS Asahi (DD-119)
 * JS Shiranui (DD-120)