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JS Hiei
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Hiei.
JS Hiei (DDH-142) was the second ship of the Haruna-class helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.
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Name |
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Namesake | Hiei (1912) |
Ordered | 1970 |
Builder | IHI, Tokyo |
Laid down | 8 March 1972 |
Launched | 13 August 1973 |
Commissioned | 27 December 1974 |
Decommissioned | 16 March 2011 |
Refit | 31 August 1987 |
Homeport | |
Identification | Pennant number: DDH-142 |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Haruna-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 153.1 m (502 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
Complement | 360 (36 officers) |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Extensive Helicopter landing pad, Large Helicopter hangar |
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