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

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Kurama
History
Japan
Name:Kurama
Builder:Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo
Laid down:17 February 1978
Launched:20 September 1979
Commissioned:27 March 1981
Decommissioned:22 March 2017
Identification:MMSI number: 431999502
Status:Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type: Shirane-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 5,200 long tons (5,300 t) standard;
  • 7,500 long tons (7,600 t) full load
Length:159 m (522 ft)
Beam:17.5 m (57 ft)
Draft:5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × IHI boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
  • 2 × turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 70,000 shp (52 MW)
Speed:31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h)
Complement:
  • 350
  • 20 staff
Armament:
Aircraft carried:3 × SH-60J(K) anti-submarine helicopters

JS Kurama (DDH-144) was a Shirane-class destroyer in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She is the second and final member of the Shirane class and has been replaced by the new Izumo-class helicopter destroyers in 2017.

On 27 October 2009, JS Kurama collided with a South Korean container ship under the Kanmonkyo Bridge in the Kanmon Straits off the coast of Japan.[1] While neither ship sunk, the bow of Kurama was badly damaged and burned for hours. Three Kurama crew members were reported injured.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mari Yamaguchi (27 October 2009). "World Naval Ships Forums - View Single Post - JDS Kurama (DDH-144) Collision". www.worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 14 August 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ "CBC News - World - Japanese destroyer collides with Korean ship". cbc.ca. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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