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Amphibious assault ships2015–present
Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)
Izumo-class destroyer is a aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current). It was built by Japan Marine United.
Izumo class
Japan Marine United
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Hyūga class
113.9 billion yen for construction of first unit
2012–2017
2015–present
2
2
2
Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)
19,500 tons standard; 26,000 tons full load
248 m (813 ft 8 in)
38 m (124 ft 8 in)
7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)
112,100 hp (83,600 kW )
COGAG , two shafts 4 × GE/IHI LM2500IEC gas turbine
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
520 including flag staff
ATECS (advanced technology command system) OYQ-12 combat direction system OPS-50 AESA radar OPS-28 surface-search radar OQQ-23 bow sonar
NOLQ-3D-1 EW suite Mark 36 SRBOC Anti-torpedo mobile decoy (MOD) Floating acoustic jammer (FAJ)
2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × SeaRAM CIWS
7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters 12 or more F-35B 28 aircraft V/STOL maximum
The ship carries up to 28 aircraft. However, only 7 ASW helicopters and 2 search and rescue (SAR) helicopters are planned for the initial aircraft complement. For other operations, 400 troops and 50 3.5 ton trucks (or equivalent equipment) can also be carried. The flight deck has 5 helicopter landing spots that allow simultaneous landings or take-offs. The ship is equipped with 2 Phalanx CIWS and 2 SeaRAM for its defense. The destroyers of this class were initially intended to replace the two ships of the Shirane class , which were originally scheduled to begin decommissioning in FY2014.
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country of origin Japan 0 references
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 248 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Izumo-class destroyer equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Izumo -class. Service scope: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.