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| Name: | Takanami-class destroyer |
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| Preceded by: | Murasame-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Akizuki-class destroyer |
| Built: | 2000–2004 |
| In commission: | 2003– |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
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| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard 6,300 long tons (6,401 t) full load |
| Length: | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
| Height: | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
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| Speed: | 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 175 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopter |
The Takanami-class destroyer (たかなみ型護衛艦 Takanami-gata goeikan?) is a class of Japanese guided-missile and ASW destroyer, entering service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from 2003.
The Takanami class is a fourth generation post-war destroyer for the JMSDF, and is an evolution of the previous Murasame-class destroyer. Major changes include an improved OPS-24B Active electronically scanned array fire control system and data link, as well as a new sonar system. In terms of weaponry, the 3-inch gun on the Murasame has been replaced with a larger 127 mm gun, and the older Sea Sparrow anti-air missile in Mk-48 VLS (Vertical Launch System) has been replaced by the new Evolved Sea Sparrow ESSM (RIM-162) missiles in Mk-41 VLS, which also handles the ASROC weapons. This changes have resulted in a larger hull displacement than the Murasame by about 100 tons.
All ships in the class are named for World War II destroyers.