JS Hiei

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Hiei.
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 helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.