Murasame-class destroyer (1994) vs Type 054A frigate

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Murasame-class destroyer (1994) — licensed reference photograph

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Murasame-class destroyer (1994)

General-purpose destroyer

Credit

United States Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 054A frigate — licensed reference photograph

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Type 054A frigate

Frigate

Credit

日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Murasame-class destroyer (1994)Length

151 m

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Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Murasame-class destroyer (1994)larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+13%
Beam+9%
Speed+12%

Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3

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Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

151m

134m

Length+13%

All recorded figures & sources

151 m

Length

Single source

151 m (495 ft 5 in)^[source]

134 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Murasame-class destroyer (1994) and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Murasame-class destroyer (1994)	Type 054A frigate
Power	2 × IHI - GE LM2500 gas turbines 2 × KHI - RR SM1C gas turbines 60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 shafts, cp props^[source]	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Name	Murasame class^[source]	—
Builders	Ishikawajima-Harima HI Tokyo #1 Shipyard (3) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard (3) Hitachi Zōsen Maizuru Shipyard (1) Mitsui Shipbuilding Tamano Shipyard (1) Sumitomo Heavy Industries Oppama Shipyard (1)^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force^[source]

Preceded by	Asagiri class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]

Succeeded by	Takanami class^[source]	Type 054B frigate^[source]

Built	1993–2000^[source]	2005–present^[source]

In commission	1996–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]

Planned	14^[source]	50^[source]

Completed	9^[source]	—

Cancelled	5^[source]	—

Active	9^[source]	46^[source]

Type	General-purpose destroyer^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	OYQ-9 CDS (w/ Link-11 ) OYQ-103 ASWCS FCS-2 -31 fire-control systems OPS-24 B air search radar OPS-28 surface search radar OQS-5 hull sonar OQR-2 TASS^[source]	Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLQ-3 suite Mk 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System AN/SLQ-25 torpedo decoys^[source]	2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system^[source]

Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 8 × Type-90 SSM-1B Anti-ship missile in quad canisters 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes 16-cell Mk 48 VLS with Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM 16-cell Mk 41 VLS with VL-ASROC^[source]	1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher^[source]

Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60J/K anti-submarine helicopter^[source]	Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version^[source]