JDS Kongō
| JS Kongo (DDG-173)
JS Kongō, November 2009
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| History | |
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| Name: | JS Kongō |
| Namesake: | Mount Kongō |
| Ordered: | 1988 |
| Builder: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Laid down: | 8 May 1990 |
| Launched: | 26 September 1991 |
| Commissioned: | 25 March 1993 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Kongō-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 528.2 ft (161.0 m) |
| Beam: | 68.9 ft (21.0 m) |
| Draft: | 20.3 ft (6.2 m) |
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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: |
NOLQ-2 intercept / jammer |
| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
JS Kongō (DDG-173) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kongō is the third Japanese naval vessel named for Mount Kongō.
She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Nagasaki on 8 May 1990, launched on 26 September 1991; and commissioned on 25 March 1993. Kongō was the first ship outside of the United States to feature the Aegis integrated weapon system.[1]
Ballistic missile defense
In December 2007, Japan conducted a successful test of the SM-3 block IA against a ballistic missile aboard Kongō. This was the first time a Japanese ship was selected to launch the interceptor missile during a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. In previous tests they provided tracking and communications.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse. Japan shoots down test missile in space: defence minister. Accessed December 23, 2007.
- ↑ MDA press release. 17 December 2007.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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