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Kongō-class destroyer

DestroyerJapanIn service since 1993
Kongō-class destroyer
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Key specs

Type
Destroyer
Origin
Japan
Shipyards
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ishikawajima-Harima HI
Construction began
1990
First commissioned
1993
Status
In service
Ships completed
4
Ships in service
4
Crew
300

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
9,652 t
Length
161.00 m
Beam
21.00 m
Performance
Maximum speed
30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
4,500 nmi (8,334 km)
Power
75,000 kW
Armament
Armament
1 × 127 mm8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWSMark 46 torpedoMk 41SM-2MR Surface-to-airSM-3 Anti-ballisticRUM-139 Anti-SubmarineRIM-162 Surface-to-airBGM-109 Tomahawk
Aircraft carried
SH-60J/K

Operators

Japan

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Kongō-class destroyer, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.