Name Kurama Commissioned 27 March 1981 Launched 20 September 1979 Builders IHI Corporation, Tokyo | Laid down 17 February 1978 Construction started 17 February 1978 Length 159 m | |
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Status In active service, as of 2014 Class and type Shirane-class destroyer Displacement 5,200 long tons (5,300 t) standard;
7,500 long tons (7,600 t) full load | ||
Destroyer of jmsdf jds kurama ddh 144 shirane class destroyer
JS Kurama (DDH-144) is 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 will be replaced by the new Izumo-class helicopter destroyers in the near future.
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. While neither ship sunk, the bow of Kurama was badly damaged and burned for hours. Three Kurama crew members were reported injured.
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