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Izumo

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
いずも [Izumo]	DDH183		IHI, Yokohama	27.1.2012	6.8.2013	25.3.2015	in service (2019)
かが [Kaga]	DDH184		IHI, Yokohama	7.10.2013	27.8.2015	22.3.2017	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	19500
Displacement full, t	24000
Length, m	248.0
Breadth, m	23.5 wl 38.0 fd
Draught, m	7.30
No of shafts	2
Machinery	COGAG: 4 General Electric-IHI LM-2500 gas turbines
Power, h. p.	112000
Max speed, kts	30
Fuel, t	gas turbine oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	6000(20)
Armament	2 x 21 Sea RAM SAM (42 RIM-116), 2 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Block 1B Phalanx, 5 x 1 - 12.7/90, 14 helicopters (7 SH-60J/K, 7 MCH-101)
Electronic equipment	OPS-50, OPS-28D, FCS-3 radars, OQQ-22 sonar, NOLQ-3C ECM suite, 6x SRBOC Mk 36 decoy RL, OLQ-1 anti-torpedo system, ACDS CCS
Complement	470

Air group

Year	2017, Izumo
helicopters	7 SH-60J/K Seahawk, 4 MCH-101

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Aircraft facilities

 (fd - 9,000m², ha - 2,625m² / 18,900m³): There are two aircraft elevators (20.0x13.0m fore and 15.0x14.0m aft, 30t each) and five helicopter landing spots for large helicopters and V-22 Ospreys. Also VSTOL aircraft (F-35 Lightning) can be carried. There is 125.0x21.0x7.2m hangar.         

Project history

Expanded variant of the Hyuga class; designed to replace the Shirane class. First unit requested under FY10 budget, the second FY12. Two aircraft elevators and five helicopter landing spots are to be fitted; will likely have the potential to operate, UAVs as well as US-produced MV-22 and F-35B aircraft. Have additional space to transport 400 troops and the equivalent of 50 3.5t trucks to assist with disaster relief and humanitarian operations.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.