JS Chōkai

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Chōkai.

JS Chōkai (DDG-176) docked, 28 September 2005.
History
Japan
Name	JS Chōkai (DDG-176)
Namesake	Mount Chōkai
Ordered	1993
Builder	IHI Corporation, Tokyo
Laid down	May 29, 1995
Launched	August 27, 1996
Commissioned	March 20, 1998
Homeport	Sasebo
Identification	MMSI number: 431999629
Fate	Active
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	7500 tons standard 9500 tons full load
Length	528.2 ft (161.0 m)
Beam	68.9 ft (21.0 m)
Draft	20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Propulsion	4 Ishikawajima Harima/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 shaft horsepower (75 MW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	4,500 nautical miles at 20 knots (8,334 km at 37 km/h)
Complement	300
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPY-1D OPS-28 surface search radar OQS-102 bow mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLQ-2 intercept / jammer
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127 mm) / 54 caliber Oto-Breda Compact Gun 2 × missile canister up to 8 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Type 68 triple torpedo tubes (6 × Mk-46 or Type 73 torpedoes) 90-cell Mk-41 VLS: (29 at the bow / 61 cells at the stern aft) for a mix of: SM-2MR Standard Missile SM-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC (Anti-Submarine)
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60K helicopter

JS Chōkai (DDG-176) is a Template:Sclass- guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Chōkai was named for Mount Chōkai.

She was laid down by IHI Corporation in Tokyo on May 29, 1995, launched on August 27, 1996; and commissioned on March 20, 1998.

Service

This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In 2016, she participated in the biannual Exercise RIMPAC.

See also

• Japanese cruiser Chōkai

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org; JMSDF DDG Kongo Class

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