destroyer JMSDF Harukaze-class Destroyer, JDS Harukaze (DD-101): Pride of the New Navy

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はるかぜ型護衛艦

はるかぜ (DD-101)

Harukaze-class Destroyer

JDS Harukaze (DD-101)

Classify

"甲型警備船 /  Class Ko (Class A) security ship", DD

 

*"JS" means "Japan Ship". Nowall Japanese "Self Defense Ship" use this prefix, but in that time they use "JSD" (Japan Defense Ship)

 

 

About Harukaze-class

Harukaze class is Japanese first "escort ship/ 護衛艦" built after war.

Participants in that time think the first ship of rebuilt "Navy" should have meaningful name. First ship named JS Harukaze/はるかぜ (DD-101) and second ship named JS Yukikaze/ゆきかぜ (DD-102). Harukaze was very active in maritime escort battle, and Yukikaze is known fortune ship and fought bravely from the begging to the end of the Pacific war.

Designed by "Japan Ship Design Association" because in that time JMSDF did not have enough experience.

In 1953, the Diet approve budget for new ships for JMSDF.

• 2x Class Ko Security ship (1600 t, DD)
• 3x Class Otsu Security ship (1000 t, DE)
• 6x Class Hei Security ship (40~60 t, PT)
• 1x Supply and Repair ship (1000 t, ARC) _{*this is secret name of minelayer Tsugaru}
• 2x Large mine sweeper (600 t)
• 4x Medium mine sweeper (320 t, MSC)

Class Ko was Harukaze and Yukikaze, and Class Otsu was Akebono, Ikaduchi, and Inazuma.

Design of Class Ko was based IJN Shiratsuyu class and USN Allen M. Sumner-class.

 

This class was designed for Escort and Anti-sub patrol. (Literary translation of 護衛艦 is Escort ship)

Weapons were lend from USN by the MSA, so equipment is same as destroyers during WW2.

Harukaze use Mitsubishi-Escher Wyss steam turbine, and Yukikaze use Mitsubishi-Westinghouse steam turbine.

 

History of JS Harukaze

Spoiler

 

December 15, 1955: Laid down
September 20, 1956: Launch
April 20, 1956, Commission and incorporated to Sasebo District Force for training

April 1, 1957: Commission to "Escort Flotilla 2" to be a flagship.

January 1, 1958: Commission to "Escort Flotilla 1" to be a flagship and move to Yokosuka.

January 14 - February 25, 1958: Join "Training Squadron" to the Hawaii for Flagship.

March 1958: Replace FCS from Mk.51 to Swiss Contrabass's one

August 6 - October 10, 1958: Join "Training Squadron" to the Hawaii~North America areas for Flagship.

January 20 - March 20, 1959: Modified at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyards.

• Remove 4 depth charge launcher and 1 depth charge rail
• equip 1 Mk.2 short torpedo launcher on each side
• Active sonar replace from QHBa to SQS-11A
• Passive sonar replace from QDA to SPR-4/SQA-4
• add IFF
• ESM equipment replace from OLR-3 to OLR-4, add air conditioner)

February 1960: add offshore fueling equipment

February 1, 1961: Commission to Escort Flotilla 2 to be a flagship, move to Sasebo.

March 1969: Replace sonar from SQS-11A to SQS-30.

October 15, 1967: Commission to Sasebo District Force.

February 1, 1971: Commission to Escort Squadron 12 of Escort Flotilla 3 with JS Yukikaze.

December 16, 1973: Commission to Submarine Flotilla 1 to support training of Submarine. Remove depth charges and equip training torpedo pulling davit etc.

March 27, 1981: Classify to Auxiliary ship and number changed to ASU-7002.

March 5, 1985: Retired and mooring on JMSDF 1st Service School.

2001: Dismantled

 

 

For game

The first build ship of JMSDF is very curious, so very fit for row BR premium destroyer.

Quad Bofors Mk.2 and Mk.30, 5-inch gun will be very useful for shot down aircrafts, and it is easy to destroy MTBs by Bofors.

It can launch torpedo is only one from one side, and its small. Also in newly build it did not have any torpedo.

 

 

Specification

Standard Displacement		1,700 t
Length		109.0 m
Width		10.5 m
Depth		6.4 m
Draft		3.7 m
Power		30,000 PS, 30 knot
Crew		240
Weapon 1956	Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun		3
	Bofors Mk.2 40mm quad gun		2
	Type 54 anti-submarine shell launcher (Hedgehog Mk.10)		2
	Type 54 depth charge launcher (K-gun)		8
	Type 54 depth charge drop rail		2
Weapon 1954	Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun		3
	Bofors Mk.2 40mm quad gun		2
	Type 54 anti-submarine shell launcher (Hedgehog Mk.10)		2
	Type 54 depth charge launcher (K-gun)		4
	Type 54 depth charge drop rail		1
	Mk.2 torpedo launcher		2
	Mk.32 torpedo		4

 

Sources

Jun'ya Katsume (2018) "History of Building of Escort Ship of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force", Ikarosu Publishers pp.66-72,  235

http://military.sakura.ne.jp/navy2/dd_harukaze.htm

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/はるかぜ_(護衛艦)

 

Edited March 22, 2019 by aizenns

[Princess_Pinch 5,625]

Open for discussion. 

[Culusion 254]

+1

[Shinyyyy 0]

+1

[Milocat 4,857]

Would be a good Japanese destroyer.  +1.

[Miki_Hoshii 2,449]

Would love to see her in-game +1

[CokeSpray 7,274]

Suggestion passed to the developers for consideration.

[leroyonly 4,311]

As the JDS Harukaze (DD-101) has been implemented with update 2.13 Winged Lions,

 

Moved to Implemented Suggestions.