Harukaze class destroyer
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 JDS Harukaze |
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| Class overview | |
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| Built: | 1954–1955 |
| In commission: | 1956–1985 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,700 t (1,673 long tons) standard 2,340 t (2,303 long tons) full load |
| Complement: | 240 |
| Armament: | • 3 × 5 inch/38 guns • 8 × 40 mm Anti-aircraft guns • 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar • 8 × DCT (K-guns) • 1 × Depth charge rack |
The Harukaze class destroyer was the first indigenous post-World War II Japanese destroyer class. Its main mission was anti-submarine warfare. This class was also called A Type destroyer.
[edit] Ships
| Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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| DD-101/ASU-7002 | Harukaze | 1954 | September 20, 1955 | 1956 | 1985 |
| DD-102/ASU-7003 | Yukikaze | 1954 | August 20, 1955 | 1956 | 1985 |
[edit] See also
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