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JS Haruna

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

JS Haruna (DDH-141) was the lead ship of the Haruna-class helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

Haruna in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, seen in 2004
History
Japan
Name
  • Haruna
  • (はるな)
NamesakeHaruna (1913)
Ordered1968
BuilderMitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down19 March 1970
Launched1 February 1972
Commissioned22 March 1973
Decommissioned18 March 2009[1]
Refit31 March 1986
Homeport
IdentificationPennant number: DDH-141
FateScrapped, January 2010
General characteristics
Class and typeHaruna-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 4,950 long tons (5,029 t) standard
  • 6,900 long tons (7,011 t) full load
Length153.1 m (502 ft 4 in)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draught5.2 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)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement360 (36 officers)
Armament

Overview

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Main article: Haruna-class destroyer

These ships were Japan's first helicopter-equipped destroyer (DDH), and their greatest feature was that it can carry and operate three helicopters in spite of its 5000t class. Such ships, including the development-improved Shirane-class destroyer, can be said to be the only one in the world to this day, and strongly reflect Japan's special military ideology. In terms of equipment, it was the first self-defense ship to be equipped with a fin stabilizer to stabilize its attitude during helicopter operation, and a landing restraint device (bear trap) was installed to improve the safety and efficiency of flight work on a swaying ship.

Until the introduction of the Kongō-class destroyer (Aegis ship), this class (including the Shirane-class destroyer) were the largest escort ship of the JMSDF.

Construction and career

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Haruna was laid down on 19 March 1970 and launched on 1 February 1972 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard. She was commissioned on 22 March 1973, into the 1st Escort Corps and deployed in Yokosuka.[2]

It was dispatched in response to the Yuyo Maru No.10 Incident [ja] that occurred in Tokyo Bay on November 9, 1974. On November 26, she arrived at the incident site together with the escort vessels JDS ''Takatsuki'', JDS ''Mochizuki'', JDS Narushio and JDS ''Yukikaze''. She was dispatched to Tokyo Bay and fired to sink the vessel from the 27th to the 28th. On November 27, the 51st Escort Corps was formed under the 1st Escort Corps, and was incorporated together with JDS Hiei, when she was commissioned on the same day.

In July 1975, she participated in a joint anti-submarine warfare training with the US Navy along with JDS Hiei, JDS Akizuki, JDS Makishio and JDS Narushio, south of Honshu. From July 3 to August 17, 1978, she participated in Hawaii dispatch training with the JDS Hiei, JDS Kuroshio, and eight P-2J aircraft.

On March 27, 1981, the 52nd Escort Corps was formed under the 2nd Escort Corps, and was incorporated with JDS ''Kurama'', when she was commissioned on the same day. Home port was transferred to Sasebo. From November 2 to December 2, 1982, she participated in the Hawaii dispatch training with the escort vessels JDS Shirane, JDS Asakaze and eight P-2Js. On March 30, 1983, the 52nd Escort Corps was abolished and became a ship under the direct control of the 2nd Escort Corps.

On March 30, 1984, she was transferred to the 3rd Escort Group as their flagship. From March 31, 1986, FRAM repair started at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. This refurbishment improved anti-submarine search capability, individual ship air defense capability, combat command / information processing capability, and electronic warfare capability, and extended the age of the ship by eight years. This FRAM repair work was completed on October 31, 1987, and returned to the flagship of the 3rd Escort Crops. From June 16 to September 6, 1989, she was dispatched to the United States with JDS Shimakaze and JDS Mineyuki and participated in the Japan-US joint exercise READIEX 89-4A. In 1990, participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 1990. From June 15 to September 5, 1995, she participated in the US dispatch training with JDS Sawakaze and three P-3C aircraft. From June 9 to September 3, 1997, she participated in the US dispatch training with JDS Hamagiri, JDS Myōkō and five P-3C aircraft.

On March 20, 1998, her home port was transferred to Maizuru.[3] On October 13, the same year, she participated in the International Fleet Review to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Korea in Busan, South Korea, along with JDS Setogiri and JDS Myōkō. On February 18, 1999, during a firing circuit test of a high-performance 20mm machine gun (CIWS) while berthed at Maizuru Port, two live ammunition were fired accidentally and landed near Mt. Aoba, east of the port.[4] On March 24, the same year, in the case of a suspicious ship off the Noto Peninsula, the first "maritime security action" was announced, and it was dispatched with JDS Myōkō and JDS Abukuma to fire warning shots at the suspicious ship.

On February 12, 2002, based on the Act on Special Measures Against Terrorism, dispatched to the Indian Ocean along with JDS Sawakaze and JDS Tokiwa. She was on duty until June of the same year and returned to Japan on August 7. On July 15, 2003, she was dispatched to the Indian Ocean along with the escort ship (at that time) JDS Asagiri and JDS Towada. She was on duty until October of the same year and returned to Japan on November 19.

In 2004, she participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 2004.[5]

On August 21, 2007, she made a goodwill visit to the Russian Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok. The arrival press conference was held in the Golden Horn. On March 26, 2008, the escort corps was reorganized and transferred to the 3rd Escort Corps. In the same year, participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 2008.

Removed from the register on March 18, 2009. The total cruising range was 959,652.1 miles (48 laps of the earth, equivalent to 2.3 round trips per month), the total number of helicopter landings were 55,013, and the total number of flights were 21,927 hours.[6][7][8]

In October 2009, she set off to a dismantling company located in Etajima, and was completed dismantled in January 2010.

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Ship Decommissionings". SEAWAVES Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. ^ "DSI 海自現有艦艇一覧". 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. ^ 海上自衛隊ニュース, 世界の艦船. Vol. 538. Japan: 海人社. May 1998. p. 176.
  4. ^ "Kyoto Shimbun'99京都10大ニュース". 京都新聞. Archived from the original on 2005-11-20. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. ^ Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 (25 June 2004), The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Japanese Defense Ship (JDS) Haruna Class Destroyer Haruna (DDH 141) passes Hospital Point in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during arrival honors prior to the multinational maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific 2004 (RIMPAC). RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise will include eight participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, South Korea, Britain and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region, Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1921 - 2008, retrieved 2021-05-18{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Takao, Takao Ishibashi (2001). 海上自衛隊全艦船 1952-2002. Japan: 並木書房.
  7. ^ 66集 海上自衛隊全艦艇史. 海人社. 2004.
  8. ^ 世界の艦船 第750集. Japan: 海人社. November 2011.

References

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