Izumo

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : March 25, 2015
Total Production : 2

Model	Status	Year	Produced
Izumo	Active	2015	2

Izumo

Group : Aircraft Carriers
Status : Active
Also Known As : 22DDH, DDH183
Origin : Japan
Contractor : Japan Marine United
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : March 25, 2015
Total Production : 2
Unitary Cost : USD $1.2 billion

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) DDH183 Izumo is an helicopter destroyer intended to carry seven anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and two search and rescue (SAR) helicopters. Nevertheless the ship can accommodate up to 14 rotary-wing aircraft with five of them carrying out take-off and landing operations at the same time. The new ship is intended to protect the territorial waters of Japan against China's territorial claims. After the launch ceremony of JNS Izumo, China released an statement pointing out that Japan was banned for owning aircraft carriers after its defeat in WWII. China also pointed out that the new ship could be equipped with F-35B V/STOL and/or MV-22 aircraft. The 248-meter and 27,000-ton helicopter carrier was delivered to the JMSDF on March 25, 2015, becoming the largest warship within the Japanese fleet.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
Japan	Active	2/2

Specifications

		Notes
Crew	470
Number of Aircraft	14
Number of Engines	4
Dimensions
Beam	38 meter
Draft	7.1 meter
Length	248 meter
Ship's Height	23.5 meter
Mass
Full Displacement	27,000 ton
Standard Displacement	19,500 ton
Power
Total Combined Power	112,000 bhp
Speed
Top Speed	30 knot

Gear


ASW Helicopters
EH101 Merlin	2
SH-60J	7
Sea-Based Air Defense Systems
Mk 15 Phalanx Block 1B	2
SEA RAM	1
Ship Power Plants
LM2500	4
STOVL Fighter Jets
	14
VTOL Military Transport Aircrafts

Listing

Ship	Status	Com	Decom
DDH183 Izumo	Active	March 25, 2015
DDH184 Kaga	Active	March 24, 2017

News

Wednesday, 2 January, 2019

China Developing Carrier Variant of FC-31 Stealth Fighter Jet

China's future aircraft carriers will see stealth warplanes on their decks, likely the medium-sized fighter jet FC-31, said Chinese military experts as the People's Liberation

Friday, 29 December, 2017

South Korea and Japan Considering Buying F-35B STOL Jet

The South Korean and Japanese governments are considering buying Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircraft and helicopter-carrier variant, the F-35B, in addition to major orders of

Wednesday, 25 March, 2015

Japanese Navy Takes Delivery of Izumo Aircraft Carrier Ship

The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force has just received its biggest flat-top helicopter carrier since World War II, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts to loosen the

Wednesday, 7 August, 2013

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Launches Newest Helicopter Carrier

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (ChinaMil) -- The launching ceremony of the DDH183 “Izumo”, the biggest warship of Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force (MSDF), was held at the port of Yokohama