JDS Chōkai (DDG-176)

JDS Chōkai (DDG-176)

JDS "Chōkai" (DDG-176) is a Kongō class 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.

ee also

*Japanese cruiser Chōkai

External links

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/kongo.htm GlobalSecurity.org; JMSDF DDG Kongo Class]


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