Yukinami-class Guided Missile Destroyer

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The Yukinami-class guided missile destroyers are a class of AEGIS combat system equipped air defense destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force that entered service in 2020 and 2021 respectively. It will replace the Hatakaze-class and complement the Kongou and Atago classes.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

  • Type: Air Defense Destroyer
  • Service Period: 2020-
  • Characteristics:
    • Length: 561 feet (170.99 meters)
    • Beam: 69 feet (21.03 meters)
    • Draft: 21 feet (6.4 meters)
    • Depth: 39 feet 4 inches (11.99 meters)
    • Displacement: 8,200 tons (Standard); 11,400 tons (Full Load)
  • Crew: 340
  • Propulsion: 4 x IHI/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 x shafts, 108,000 shp (81 MW)
  • Range: 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
  • Speed: 30+ knots (55.56+ km/h)
  • Sensor Suite:
    • AN/SPY-1D(V) Multifunction AESA Radar
    • OPS-28E Surface Search Radar
    • OPS-20B Navigation Radar
    • AN/SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar
    • AN/SPG-62 Fire Control Radar x 3
    • AN/SQQ-89(V)15J Anti-Submarine Warfare System
    • OQS-102 Bow Sonar
    • OQR-2D-1 Towed Array Sonar
  • Countermeasures:
    • NOLQ-2B Electronic Warfare Suite
    • Mk.36 SBROC
    • MK.137 6-barreled decoy launcher x 4
    • AN/SQS-25C Nixie torpedo countermeasures suite
  • Armament:
    • 1 x 5"/62-caliber Mk.45 Mod 4 lightweight naval gun
    • 1 x Mk.41 Mod 20 VLS (fires RGM-109 Tomahak, RUM-139 VL-ASROC, RIM-156 SM-2ER Blk.IV, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-162 ESSM, RIM-174 SM-6)
    • 2 x Mk.141 Anti-Ship Missile Launchers (fires Type 17 AShMs)
    • 2 x 12.75" Type 68 Mod torpedo tubes (fires Type 73 lightweight torpedoes)
    • 2 x 20mm/70-caliber Mk.15 Mod 25 Phalanx CIWS
  • Aircraft Carried: 2 x Mitsubishi SH-60J/K Seahawk maritime helicopters
  • Aviation Facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one helicopter

Unit Run[edit | edit source]