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5000t class destroyer
General Characteristics
Displacement:
5000 tons standard
Length:
m
Beam:
m
Draft:
m
Propulsion:
COGAG, two shafts,
Speed:
30+ knots (56 km/h)
Crew Complement:
Armament:
• SSM • VLS • 1 x 127 mm/62 gun • 2 x 20 mm CIWS • 2 x triple 324 mm torpedo tubes • Anti-torpedo System
Aircraft:
1 x Helicopter
The 5000t class destroyer or 19DD is a future destroyer class of the JMSDF - four ships are planned initially. The class is designed partly to "guard" Aegis destroyers in TMD missions. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... A surface-to-surface missile (SSM) is a guided projectile launched from a hand-held, vehicle mounted, trailer mounted or fixed installation or from a ship. ... Phalanx CIWS A Close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a naval shipboard weapon system for detecting and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft at short range (the threat(s) having penetrated the ships available outer defences). ... Torpedo tubes of the French SNLE Redoutable A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedoes in a horizontal direction. ... USS McFaul underway in the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is the maritime branch of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, tasked with the naval defense of Japan, and was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II. The force is based strictly on defensive armament, lacking the offensive...
19DD derives from the Japanese calendar, specifically the 19th fiscal year of the Heisei reign (2007).
The total cost is expected to be around 84.8 billion yen. Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ...
References
Ministry of Defense平成18年度 事前の事業評価 (2006 Prior enterprise evaluation) (Japanese)
Summary
Prior evaluation note
Reference
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Current and future combatant ship classes of the JMSDF The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is the maritime branch of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, tasked with the naval defense of Japan, and was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II. The force is based strictly on defensive armament, lacking the offensive...