Kongō-class destroyer
Guided-missile destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Kongō-class battlecruiser.
The Kongō class (こんごう型護衛艦, Kongō-gata Goeikan) of guided-missile destroyers in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are equipped with the Aegis Combat System, and is the first of few ship classes outside the United States to have that capability. Following a decision made in December 2003, Japan is upgrading their Kongo-class destroyers with Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. The upgrade involves a series of installations and flight tests to take place from 2007 to 2010. JS Kongo was the first ship to have the BMD upgrade installed.[2]
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A port-front view of the JS Myōkō | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Kongō class |
Builders | |
Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Preceded by | Hatakaze class |
Succeeded by | Atago class |
Built | 1990 - 1998 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 161 m (528 ft)[1] |
Beam | 21 m (69 ft)[1] |
Draft | 6.2 m (20 ft)[1] |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 300 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60J/K helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck only |
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