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The Kongo Class guided missile destroyers were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI Corporation for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). The destroyer is a modified version of the US Navy's Arleigh Burke Class destroyer. It is the first destroyers were the first vessels to be equipped with the Aegis combat system after the US Navy warships.
Room for a helicopter to land on the rear deck
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- Jmsdf Atago Class - Guided Missile Destroyer
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JMSDF Kongo Class Guided Missile Destroyer Details
The Kongo Class guided missile destroyers were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI Corporation for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). The destroyer is a modified version of the US Navy's Arleigh Burke Class destroyer. It is the first destroyers were the first vessels to be equipped with the Aegis combat system after the US Navy warships.
JMSDF Kongo Class Ships
- JDS Kongo (DDG-173) - Commisioned March 1993
- JDS Kirishima (DDG-174) - Commisioned March 1995
- JDS Myoko (DDG-175) - Commisioned March 1996
- JDS Chokai (DDG-176) - Commisioned March 1998
Kongou Class Missile Guided Destroyer Armament:
- RGM-84 Harpoon Ship to Ship (SSM)
- SM-2MR Standard SAM (29 cells at the bow, 61 cell at the aft)
- SM-3 Block IA ABM
- RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC
- 1 x 5 inch (127 mm) / 54 caliber Oto-Breda Compact Gun
- 2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 x Type 68 triple torpedo tubes (6 x Mk-46 or Type 73 torpedoes)
Room for a helicopter to land on the rear deck
Video of Kongo Class Destroyer
Kongou Destroyer Mission:
- Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW)
- Anti-surface Warfare (ASuW)
- Missile Defense Role
- Jmsdf Takanami Class Destroyer Details
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- Jmsdf Hatsuyuki Class Small Destroyer Details
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- Jmsdf Atago Class - Guided Missile Destroyer
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- Jmsdf Asagiri Class Destroyer Details
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- Jmsdf Akizuki Class Destroyers Details
The Akizuki Class destroyers also known as 19DD are being built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). Akizuki is powered by combined gas turbine and gas turbine (COGAG) propulsion system. Akizuki...