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JDS Hiei at Pearl Harbor on 5 July 2006
History
Japan
Name
  • Hiei
  • (ひえい)
NamesakeHiei (1912)
Ordered1970
BuilderIHI, Tokyo
Laid down8 March 1972
Launched13 August 1973
Commissioned27 December 1974
Decommissioned16 March 2011
Refit31 August 1987
Homeport
IdentificationPennant number: DDH-142
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeHaruna-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 4,950 long tons (5,029 t) standard
  • 6,900 long tons (7,011 t) full load
Length153.1 m (502 ft 4 in)
Beam17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 boilers 850 psi (60 kg/cm², 5.9 MPa), 430 °C
  • 2 turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 60,000 hp (45,000 kW)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement360 (36 officers)
Armament
Aviation facilitiesExtensive Helicopter landing pad, Large Helicopter hangar

JS Hiei (DDH-142) was the second ship of the Haruna-class destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

Overview

Main article: Haruna-class destroyer

The Haruna-class ships were Japan's first helicopter-equipped destroyers (DDH), and their greatest feature was that they could carry and operate three helicopters in spite of their 5000t class. Such ships, including the development-improved Shirane-class, can be said to be the only ones in the world to this day, and strongly reflect Japan's special military ideology. In terms of equipment, it was the first self-defense ship to be equipped with a fin stabilizer to stabilize its attitude during helicopter operation, and a landing restraint device (bear trap) was installed to improve the safety and efficiency of flight work on a swaying ship.

Until the introduction of the Kongō-class destroyer (Aegis ship), this class (including the Shirane-class destroyer) was the largest escort ship of the JMSDF.

Construction and career

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Hiei was laid down on 8 March 1972 and launched on 13 August 1973 by IHI Corporation Tokyo Shipyard. She was commissioned on 27 December 1974, into the 1st Escort Corps and deployed in Yokosuka.

From July 3 to August 17, 1978, she participated in Hawaii dispatch training with her sister ship Haruna, the submarine Kuroshio and eight P-2J aircraft.

JDS Hiei, Amatsukaze and eight P-2Js were dispatched to the United States from January 25, 1980, and participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 1980 exercise between February 26 and March 18. They were the first ships to participate outside Japan, returning on April 2.

On March 30, 1983, the 51st Escort Corps was abolished and became a ship under the direct control of the 1st Escort Corps.

On March 30, 1984, she was incorporated into the 4th Escort Corps as a flagship.

The FRAM refurbishment carried out from August 31, 1987 to March 13, 1989 improved anti-submarine search capability, individual ship air defense capability, combat command / information processing capability, and electronic warfare capability. However, the cost-effectiveness of FRAM refurbishment was not efficient, and similar large-scale refurbishment was only carried out on two Haruna-class vessels.

On March 2, 1995, due to the relocation of the 4th Escort Group Command to Kure, the homeport was transferred to Kure.

In 1996, she participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 1996.

From May 11 to August 12, 1999, she participated in the US dispatch training with Myōkō and Amagiri.

Hiei participated in the Japan-Russia search and rescue joint training conducted off the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia from September 1 to 11, 2000 with Hamagiri.

From May 16 to August 3, 2001, participated in the US dispatch training with the Chōkai and Samidare.

On September 17, 2002, based on the Act on Special Measures Against Terrorism, dispatched to the Indian Ocean with Samidare. Engaged in missions until December of the same year, and returned to Japan on January 26, 2003.

On October 28, 2003, she was dispatched to the Indian Ocean along with Akebono and Tokiwa. Engaged in missions until January 2004 and returned to Japan on March 3.

From June 6 to 10, 2005, she visited Vladivostok, Russia, and participated in the Japan-Russia search and rescue joint training off the coast of Vladivostok on the 10th.

In 2006, she participated in the Exercise RIMPAC 2006.

On March 26, 2008, the escort corps was reorganized and transferred to the 4th Escort Corps.

From July 23 to 27, 2010, participated in the Japan-Russia search and rescue joint training SAREX off the coast of Vladivostok, Russia, with Jintsū.

On March 16, 2011, she was decommissioned. Her final affiliation was the 4th Escort Corps and the homeport was Kure. The commissioning period was 36 years and 3 months, which is the longest among the ships of the Maritime Self-Defense Force in history, with a cruising distance of about 44 laps around the Earth and a voyage time of about 79,000 hours.

Gallery

  • JDS Hiei underway on 3 February 1985 JDS Hiei underway on 3 February 1985
  • JDS Hiei and JDS Asagumo at Subic Bay on 1 August 1988 JDS Hiei and JDS Asagumo at Subic Bay on 1 August 1988
  • JS Hiei departs Pearl Harbor on 5 July July 2006 JS Hiei departs Pearl Harbor on 5 July July 2006
  • JS Hiei underway on 16 November 2007 JS Hiei underway on 16 November 2007
  • JS Hiei on 25 July 2009 JS Hiei on 25 July 2009
  • JS Hiei and JS Kongō underway on 17 November 2009 JS Hiei and JS Kongō underway on 17 November 2009
  • JS Hiei, JS Ashigara and USS Curtis Wilbur underway on 17 November 2009 JS Hiei, JS Ashigara and USS Curtis Wilbur underway on 17 November 2009
  • JS Hiei alongside USS Mustin on 10 June 1010 JS Hiei alongside USS Mustin on 10 June 1010
  • JS Hiei and JS Ise at Kure on 29 October 2011 JS Hiei and JS Ise at Kure on 29 October 2011
  • JS Hiei's anchor on display on 6 May 2019 JS Hiei's anchor on display on 6 May 2019

Citations

  1. "DSI 海自現有艦艇一覧". 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  2. "MaritimeQuest - Hiei DDH-142". www.maritimequest.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. "朝雲ニュース". 2011-06-10. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  4. Takao, Takao Ishibashi (2001). 海上自衛隊全艦船 1952-2002. Japan: 並木書房.
  5. 66集 海上自衛隊全艦艇史. 海人社. 2004.
  6. 世界の艦船 第750集. Japan: 海人社. November 2011.

References

Media related to JS Hiei (DDH-142) at Wikimedia Commons

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