Summary
JS Maya (DDG-179) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1] She was named after Mount Maya and shares her name with a World War II heavy cruiser.
 JS Maya on 23 November 2020
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Mount Maya |
| Ordered | 2015 |
| Builder | JMU, Yokohama |
| Laid down | 17 April 2017 |
| Launched | 30 July 2018 |
| Commissioned | 19 March 2020 |
| Homeport | Yokosuka |
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| Status | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Maya-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 169.9 m (557 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 22.2 m (72 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Depth | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 300 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one helicopter |
Development edit
The announcement of a new destroyer class was in August 2015 with the name 27DDG. She was laid down by Japan Marine United in Yokohama, Kanagawa on April 14, 2017, and was launched on July 30, 2018.[2][3] She was commissioned on March 19, 2020.
On 16 November 2022, the guided-missile destroyer Maya fired an SM-3 Block IIA missile, successfully intercepting the target outside the atmosphere in the first launch of the missile from a Japanese warship. On 18 November 2022, the Haguro likewise fired an SM-3 Block IB missile with a successful hit outside the atmosphere. Both test firings were conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai Island, Hawaii, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Missile Defense Agency. This was the first time the two ships conducted SM-3 firings in the same time period, and the tests validated the ballistic missile defense capabilities of Japan’s newest Maya-class destroyers. [4]
Gallery edit
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JS Maya being launched on 30 July 2018 -
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JS Maya in Kobe on 23 November 2020 -
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References edit
- ^ 前谷宏 (30 July 2018). "最新鋭イージス艦「まや」進水 ８隻態勢へ". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Mainichi News.
- ^ REIJI YOSHIDA (30 July 2018). "Japan launches next-generation destroyer carrying latest version of the Aegis anti-missile system". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Japan Times Online.
- ^ Mike Yeo (30 July 2018). "Japan launches first ship of new destroyer class". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via DefenseNews.
- ^ Mahadzir, Dzirhan (November 21, 2022). "Two Japanese Destroyers Score in Ballistic Missile Defense Test off Hawaii". News Blog. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved November 22, 2022.