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General-purpose destroyer
Murasame-class destroyer (1994) is a general-purpose destroyer. It was built by 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). Reported operators include Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JapanMurasame-class destroyer (1994)
United States Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedMurasame class
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)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Asagiri class
Takanami class
1993–2000
1996–present
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General-purpose destroyer
4,550 tons standard, 6,200 tons full load
151 m (495 ft 5 in)
17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
2 × IHI - GE LM2500 gas turbines 2 × KHI - RR SM1C gas turbines 60,000 shp (45 MW) 2 shafts, cp props
30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
165
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
NOLQ-3 suite Mk 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System AN/SLQ-25 torpedo decoys
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
1 × SH-60J/K anti-submarine helicopter
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country of origin Japan 0 references
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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 | 151 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 151 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 151 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 151 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 151 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 151 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Murasame-class destroyer (1994) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
JapanMaritime Self-Defense Force exact named equipment holdings: Murasame. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / None. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Maritime Self-Defense Force exact named class holdings of Murasame. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / None. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.