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Asahi vs Murasame

Asahi vs Murasame at a glance — displacement 5,100 vs 6,200 tons, length 151 vs 151 m, speed 30 vs 30 knots, crew 230 vs 165.

Specifications
Asahi Murasame
Origin 🇯🇵 Japan 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Destroyer General-purpose destroyer
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ishikawajima-Harima HI
Year introduced 2018 1996
Number built 2 units 9 units
Estimated unit price $585 million NA
Displacement 5,100 tons 6,200 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 30.0 knots
Length 151.0 m 151.0 m
Beam 18.3 m 17.4 m
Crew 230 165
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Armament & Systems
Asahi Murasame
Armament
  • 1 × Mk. 45 Mod 4 127 mm (5 in)/62 gun
  • 8 × Type 90 Anti-ship missile in quad canisters
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx Block1B CIWS
  • 2 × HOS-303 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
  • Anti-torpedo System
  • 32-cell Mk. 41 Vertical launching system
  • RIM-162 ESSM SAM
  • RUM-139 VL-ASROC
  • Type 07 VL-ASROC
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 8 × Type-90 SSM-1B Anti-ship missile
  • 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes
  • 16-cell Mk 48 VLS with Evolved Sea Sparrow SAM
  • 16-cell Mk 41 VLS with VL-ASROC
Propulsion COGLAG, two shafts, two GE LM2500 turbines 2 × IHI-GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 × KHI-RR SM1C gas turbines, 60,000 shp (45 MW), 2 shafts, cp props
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Asahi-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class has greater displacement at 6,200 tons compared to the Asahi-class's 5,100 tons.
Which is faster, the Asahi-class or Murasame-class?
Both the Asahi-class and Murasame-class have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Which is longer, the Asahi-class or Murasame-class?
Both the Asahi-class and Murasame-class are 151.0 meters long.
How many crew members do the Asahi-class and Murasame-class have?
The Asahi-class has a larger crew complement of 230 compared to the Murasame-class's 165 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Asahi-class or Murasame-class?
The Murasame-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Asahi-class.