JS Hiei

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Hiei.

Hiei
History
Japan
Name	Hiei
Builder	Ishikawajima-Harima
Laid down	8 March 1972
Launched	13 August 1973
Commissioned	27 December 1974
Decommissioned	16 March 2011
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	4,950 long tons (5,029 t) standard 6,900 long tons (7,011 t) full load
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	2 boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C 2 turbines 2 shafts 60,000 hp (45,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	360 (36 officers)
Armament	Sea Sparrow Mk 29 (Type 3A) SAM octuple launcher ASROC octuple launcher 2 × FMC 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (Mark 46 torpedoes)
Aviation facilities	Extensive Helicopter landing pad, Large Helicopter hangar

JDS Hiei (DDH-142) was a Template:Sclass- in service with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. From 1974 to 2011 she served the JMSDF before being decommissioned.