noun
Shirane-class destroyer
Refers to a class of destroyers operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The lead ship was JS Shirane (DDH-143).
しらね型護衛艦は、海上自衛隊のヘリコプター搭載護衛艦である。
The Shirane-class destroyer is a helicopter-carrying destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Named after Mount Shirane, a volcano in Japan. The class name follows the JMSDF convention of naming destroyers after mountains.