| Kirishima (DDG-174) in 1998 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries IHI Corporation |
| Operators: | Japan |
| Preceded by: | Hatakaze class |
| Succeeded by: | Atago class |
| Built: | 1990 - 1998 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Kongō class guided missile destroyer |
| Displacement: | 7,500 tons standard 9,500 tons full load |
| Length: | 528.2 ft (161 m) |
| Beam: | 68.9 ft (21 m) |
| Draft: | 20.3 ft (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 Ishikawajima Harima/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 shaft horsepower (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | 20 knots (8,334 km at 37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 300 |
| Armament: | • RGM-84 Harpoon SSM • SM-2MR Standard SAM (29 cells at the bow, 61 cell at the aft) • SM-3 Block IA ABM • RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC • 1 x 5 inch (127 mm) / 54 caliber Oto-Breda Compact Gun • 2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS • 2 x Type 68 triple torpedo tubes (6 x Mk-46 or Type 73 torpedoes) |
| Aircraft carried: | Room for a helicopter to land on the rear deck, but no support equipment installed |