JS ''Maya'' (DDG-179) is the
lead ship
The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships that are all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable to naval ships and large civilian vessels.
Large ships are very comple ...
of
her class of
guided missile destroyer in the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after
Mount Maya and shares her name with a
World War II heavy cruiser.
Development
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
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,
Kanagawa
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on April 14, 2017, and was
launched on July 30, 2018. She was commissioned on March 19, 2020.
On 16 November 2022, the guided-missile destroyer 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 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 s.
Gallery
File:Maya Class Destroyer 20180703.jpg, JS ''Maya'' being launched on 30 July 2018
File:DDG Maya, Japan MSDF.jpg
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File:JS Maya(DDG-179) left front view at Port of Kobe November 23, 2020 03.jpg, JS ''Maya'' in Kobe
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on 23 November 2020
File:JS Maya(DDG-179) right front view at Port of Kobe November 23, 2020 01.jpg
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References
Maya-class destroyers
Ships built by Japan Marine United
2018 ships
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