"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.
[ Japan ]
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Image from the U.S. DoD DVIDS imagery database; Public Release.
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Image from the U.S. DoD DVIDS imagery database; Public Release.
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