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JS Hiei (DDH-142)


Guided-Missile Destroyer Warship


Japan | 1974



"JS Hiei DDH-142 proved a critical Cold War player for the nation of Japan - introduced in 1974 she was decommissioned in March of 2011."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for JS Hiei (DDH-142).
2 x Boiler units feeding 2 x Turbines developing 60,000 horsepower and driving 2 x Shafts astern.
Propulsion
31.0 kts
35.7 mph
Surface Speed
Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of JS Hiei (DDH-142).
360
Personnel
Complement
502.0 ft
153.01 meters
O/A Length
57.4 ft
17.50 meters
Beam
17.0 ft
5.18 meters
Draught
5,050
tons
Displacement
Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of JS Hiei (DDH-142).
2 x 5" /54 caliber Mk 42 (Type 73) turreted deck guns.
1 x Sea Sparrow Mk 29 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) launcher.
2 x 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs)
2 x Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes
Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of JS Hiei (DDH-142).
3 x Sikorsky SH-60J(K) Seahawk navalized helicopter equipped for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) role.
Ships-in-Class (2)
Notable series variants as part of the JS Hiei (DDH-142) family line as relating to the Haruna-class group.
JS Haruna (DDH-141); JS Hiei (DDH-142)
Operators
Global operator(s) of the JS Hiei (DDH-142). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.
National flag of modern Japan

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Image of the JS Hiei (DDH-142)
Image from the U.S. DoD DVIDS imagery database; Public Release.
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Image of the JS Hiei (DDH-142)
Image from the U.S. DoD DVIDS imagery database; Public Release.

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