JS Kongō

	JS Kongō transiting Pearl Harbor on 14 December 2007
History
Japan
Name	Kongō; (こんごう);
Namesake	Mount Kongō
Ordered	1988
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	8 May 1990
Launched	26 September 1991
Commissioned	25 March 1993
Homeport	Sasebo
Identification	MMSI number: 431999504; Pennant number: DDG-173;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Kongō-class destroyer
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 shp (75,000 kW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	300
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPY-1D; OPS-28 surface search radar; OQS-102 bow mounted sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	NOLQ-2 intercept / jammer
Armament	1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun; 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters; 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 torpedo ; Type 73 torpedoes; 90-cell Mk. 41 Vertical Launching System:; SM-2MR Surface-to-air missile; SM-3 Anti-ballistic missile; RUM-139 Anti-Submarine Rocket; RIM-162 Surface-to-air missile;
Aviation facilities	1 × SH-60K helicopter

JS Kongō (DDG-173) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kongō is the third Japanese naval vessel named after Mount Kongō. She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Nagasaki on 8 May 1990. The launching ceremony took place on 26 September 1991 and she was commissioned on 25 March 1993. She was the first ship outside of the United States to feature the Aegis combat system and its ballistic missile defense capability.

History
JS Kongō transiting Pearl Harbor on 14 December 2007
Japan
Name	Kongō (こんごう)
Namesake	Mount Kongō
Ordered	1988
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	8 May 1990
Launched	26 September 1991
Commissioned	25 March 1993
Homeport	Sasebo
Identification	MMSI number: 431999504 Pennant number: DDG-173
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Kongō-class destroyer
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 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	300
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPY-1D OPS-28 surface search radar OQS-102 bow mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLQ-2 intercept / jammer
Armament	1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 torpedo Type 73 torpedoes 90-cell Mk. 41 Vertical Launching System: SM-2MR Surface-to-air missile SM-3 Anti-ballistic missile RUM-139 Anti-Submarine Rocket RIM-162 Surface-to-air missile
Aviation facilities	1 × SH-60K helicopter