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HYUGA aircraft carriers (2009-2011)

Hyuga 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
ひゅうが [Hyuga] DDH181   IHI, Yokohama 11.5.2006 23.8.2007 18.3.2009 in service (2019)
いせ [Ise] DDH182   IHI, Yokohama 30.5.2008 21.8.2009 16.3.2011 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

13950

Displacement full, t

19000

Length, m

180.0 wl 197.0 oa

Breadth, m

22.0 wl 33.0 fd

Draught, m

7.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

COGAG: 4 General Electric-IHI LM-2500 gas turbines

Power, h. p.

100000

Max speed, kts

30

Fuel, t

gas turbine oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

6000(20)

Armament

1 x 16 Mk 41 mod. 5 x4 ESSM SAM / ASROC VLA ASuR (VLS, 16 x4 RIM-162 / RUM-139, usually 16 RIM-162 + 12 RUM-139), 2 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Block 1B Phalanx, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 HOS-303 TT, 11 helicopters (SH-60, MCH-101, officially 3 SH-60J, 1 MCH-101)

Electronic equipment

OPS-28D, OPS-20C, FCS-3 radars, OQS-21 sonar, NOLQ-3C ECM suite, 6x SRBOC Mk 36 decoy RL, ACDS CCS
Complement 347

Aircraft facilities (fd - 6,000m², ha - 2,340m² / ?m³): There are two aircraft elevators (20.0x10.0m fore and 20.0x13.0m aft) and four helicopter landing spots. There is 120.0x(19.0-20.0)m hangar.         

Year helicopters
2012, both 3 SH-60K, 1 MCH-101

 

Project history: Designed to replace the Haruna class, with first unit requested under the FY04 budget and the second under FY06. The initial design had flight deck space fore and aft, with superstructure amidships incorporating a hangar and with the stack uptakes offset to starboard, but this was modified to resemble European small aircraft carriers, with the exception of not having a ski-jump bow. Two aircraft elevators, four helicopter landing spots, and two sets of fin stabilizers are fitted. Are Link-16 compatible and carry the ORQ-1 datalink for helicopter control and communications. Outfitted with separate male and female living quarters and have additional space for 25 flag staff personnel, enabling the class to act as fleet command ships.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Hyuga 2008

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