JS Izumo

This article is about the JMSDF aircraft carrier. For the Russo-Japanese War-era cruiser, see Japanese cruiser Izumo.

JS Izumo (DDH-183) with new markings and heat resistance coating on the flight deck, 3 October 2021
History
Japan
Name
  • Izumo
  • (いずも)
NamesakeIzumo Province
Ordered2010
BuilderIHI Marine United
Laid down27 January 2012
Launched6 August 2013
Commissioned25 March 2015
Identification
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeIzumo-class multi-purpose operation destroyer
Displacement
  • 19,950 t (19,630 long tons) empty;[1]
  • 26,000 t (26,000 long tons) full load
Length248 m (813 ft 8 in)
Beam38 m (124 ft 8 in)
Height23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)
Draft7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
SpeedMore than 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement970 including crew and troops[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • OYQ-12 combat direction system
  • FCS-3 fire control system
  • OPS-50 AESA radar
  • OPS-28 surface-search radar
  • OQQ-23 bow sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • NOLQ-3D-1 EW suite
  • Mark 36 SRBOC
  • Anti-torpedo mobile decoy (MOD)
  • Floating acoustic jammer (FAJ)
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters[2]
  • 28 aircraft maximum[3]

JS Izumo (DDH-183) is a helicopter carrier which, as of 2022, is being converted into a light aircraft carrier. Officially classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer, she is the lead ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She is the second warship to be named for Izumo Province, with the previous ship being the armored cruiser Izumo (1898).

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced in May 2018 that it favours converting Izumo to operate fixed-wing aircraft.[4] The conversion was confirmed in December 2018 when Japan announced the change of its defense guidelines. Upon the completion of the process, Izumo will be the first Japanese naval vessel to operate fixed-wing aircraft since World War II.[5]

  1. ^ "護衛艦「いずも」型". Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
  2. ^ a b c "ＩＨＩＭＵ、防衛省から平成２２年度計画ヘリコプター搭載護衛艦を受注". Nikkei Shimbun. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ^ "WorldWideAircraftCarriers.com - 22DDH Class Page". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ FUJIWARA, SHINICHI. "LDP calls for scrapping 1% cap on Japan's defense budget" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ Lockie, Alex. "Japan unveiled new plans for an F-35 aircraft carrier — and it's a Chinese navy killer". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 December 2019.