JS Murasame
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Murasame.
JS Murasame (むらさめ) is the lead vessel of the Murasame-class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
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Ordered | 1991 |
Builder | IHI Marine United |
Laid down | 18 August 1993 |
Launched | 23 August 1994 |
Commissioned | 12 March 1996 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
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Status | Active |
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Class and type | Murasame-class destroyer |
Displacement | 4,550 long tons (4,623 t) standard 6,100 long tons (6,198 t) full load |
Length | 151 m (495 ft) |
Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 165 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter |
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JS Murasame was authorized under the Medium-term Defense Buildup Plan of 1991, and was built by IHI Marine United shipyards in Tokyo. She was laid down on 18 August 1993, launched on 23 August 1994. She was commissioned into service on 12 March 1996.[1] and was assigned to the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 1 based at Yokosuka.