Japanese Navy – Destroyers

Destroyers

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Maya Class Guided Missile DDG LOA 557′ / 169.8 m TDISP 10,250 tons (2 active, service since 2020)

JS Maya DDG-179 (2020)

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JS Maya at Kobe, 2020. Credit: Hunini, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

JS Maya fitting out JMU Yokohama 2019JS Maya fitting out JMU Yokohama 2019-1

Atago Class Guided Missile DDG LOA 541′ / 164.9 m TDISP 10,000 tons (2 active, service since 2007)

JS Atago DDG-177 (2007)

RIMPAC
JS Atago DDG-177 departs Pearl Harbor on way to RIMPAC 2010 US Navy Official 297081 CPO Jon Dasbach

JS Atago DDG-177 Maizuru 2018JS Ashigara DDG-178 (2008)JS Ashigara DDG-178 Nagasaki 2018

Kongo Class LOA 528′ / 160.9 m TDISP 9,500 tons (4 active, service since 1993) AEGIS equipped

MYOKO Kongo class NARA
JS Myoko DDG-175 and Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Shiloh, 2005 NARA: 330-CFD-DN-SD-06-05754 PHAN Justin R. Blake

Kirishima DDG-174 (1995)Kirishima DDG-174 Yokohama 2007.jpgJS Chōkai DDG-176 (1998)JS Chokai DDG-176 Sasebo 2016.jpg

Asahi Class LOA 495′ / 150.9 m TDISP 6,800 tons (2 active, service since 2018)

U.S., Japanese, Australian, and Canadian Navies Participate in ANNUALEX 19
JS Shiranui DD-120 Philippine Sea, Nov. 2019 during ANNUALEX 2019 US Navy Official 5903838 photo courtesy of JMSDF

JS Shiranui DD-120 (2019)JS Shiranui DD-120 Nagasaki 2018.jpg

Akizuki Class LOA 494′ / 150.6 m TDISP 6,800 tons (4 active, service since 2012)

U.S. Navy, JMSDF, and Indian Navy complete Malabar 2018
JS Fuyuzuki DD-118 during Exercise Malabar 2018 US Navy Official 4498386 PO2 Sarah Myers

JS Teruzuki DD-116 (2013)JS Teruzuki DD-116 Yokosuka 2015.jpg

Takanami Class LOA 495′ / 150.9 m TDISP 6,300 tons (5 active, service since 2003)

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JS Sazanami DDG-113 with USS Ronald Reagan and JS Izumo June 2017 US Navy Official 3498059 PO2 Nathan Burke

JS Takanami (2003)JS Takanami Yokosuka 2018

Murasame Class DDG LOA 495′ / 150.9 m TDISP 6,200 tons (9 active, service since 1996)

JS Murasame DD-101 (1996)

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JS Murasame DD-101 Pearl Harbor, 2005 NARA: 330-CFD-DN-SD-06-05748 PH3 Victoria A. Tullock

JS Murasame Yokosuka 2018JS Harusame DD-102 (1997)JS Harusame DD-102 Sasebo 2016

Hatakaze Class DDG LOA 492′ / 150 m TDISP 6,000 tons (2 active, service since 1986)

JMSDF Hatakazi 6493326
JMSDF Hatakazi DD-171, San Diego, 1994 NARA: 330-CFD-DN-SN-96-00499

JS Shimakaze DDG-172 (1988)JS Shimakaze DDG-172 Sasebo 2016.jpg

Shirane Class Helicopter Destroyer LOA 522′ / 159.1 m TDISP 7,500 tons (2, both retired, service 1980 – 2017)

Shirane NARA 6431000
JMSDF Shirane DD-143 underway 1986 NARA: 330-CFD-DN-SN-88-04722

Shirane Class Yokohama 2007JS Kurama DDH-144 (1981 – 2017)JS Kurama DDH-144 Sasebo 2016

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