Ariake-class destroyer

JDS Ariake in 1960s
Class overview
Name	Ariake-class destroyer
Builders	Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts
Operators	Coastal Safety Force  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by	Asakaze class
Succeeded by	Harukaze class
Built	1943
In commission	1959-1974
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW) 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	300
Sensors and processing systems	SC anti-aircraft search SG anti-water search Mk.37 fire-control system Mk.51 fire-control system Sonar QCL-8
Armament	(Early service) 4 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 3 × twin 40 mm bofors 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks (Late service) 3 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 1 × RUR-4 Weapon Alpha 3 × twin 40 mm bofors 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks

The Ariake-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Two ships of the Fletcher class were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1959 until 1974.^[1][2]