 JS Shirane underway in 2013
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Mount Shirane |
| Ordered | 1975 |
| Builder | IHI, Tokyo |
| Laid down | 25 February 1977 |
| Launched | 18 September 1978 |
| Commissioned | 17 March 1980 |
| Decommissioned | 25 March 2015 |
| Homeport | |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Shirane-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Draft | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h) |
| Complement |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopters |
JS Shirane (しらね, Shi-ra-ne) (DDH-143) was the lead ship of the eponymous class of destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Construction and career
The vessel was laid down by Ishikawajima-Harima in Tokyo on February 25, 1977; launched on September 18, 1978; and commissioned on March 17, 1980.
In 2011, after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, she was used as a relief ship. In 2012, along with attending RIMPAC, she also attended Fleet Week, a United States naval tradition in which naval ships are showcased. [1] On December 15, 2007, a fire broke out on board Shirane near the rudder house as she was anchored at Yokosuka. It took seven hours to extinguish and injured four crew members. [2]
Shirane visited Baltimore on her way to New York City as part of Fleet Week 2012. [3] She was open to visitors for a few days. [4] she passed by the Freedom Tower as part of the ship parade in New York Harbor and the Hudson River on May 23, 2012. [5] Shirane was one of three ships sent by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to attend Exercise RIMPAC, along with JS Bungo and the destroyer JS Myōkō. [6]
She was decommissioned on March 25, 2015, as the Shirane class was slowly being phased out by the newer Izumo-class helicopter destroyers.
Post-decommission
In November 2015, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that Shirane would be in a live-fire test against the XASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile in 2016. [7] After undergoing several tests in Wakasa Bay as a target for XASM-3 she was sold for scrapping on October 31 and dismantling began on the same day. [8]
References
- ^ Potts, JR (7 August 2013). "JDS Shirane (DDH-143) Helicopter Carrier / Destroyer (1980)". militaryfactory.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Latest Stories". www.dawn.com. December 15, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "SS JOHN W BROWN updates".
- ^ "JS Shirane DDH143 (Now Closed)" – via FourSquare.
- ^ "People watch as the Japanese Navy ship, JS Shirane". The Baltimore Sun. May 24, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Participating Forces - RIMPAC 2012". U.S. Navy. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "G-105" (PDF). 2017-10-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
External links
Media related to
JS Shirane (DDH-143) at Wikimedia Commons