JS Chōkai
Kongō-class guided missile destroyer
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::summary Kongō-class guided missile destroyer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | DDG-176 Choukai.jpg |
| image_caption | JS * Chōkai* docked on 28 September 2005 |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career |
| country | Japan |
| flag | |
| name | *Chōkai |
| namesake | Mount Chōkai |
| ordered | 1993 |
| builder | IHI Corporation |
| laid_down | 29 May 1995 |
| launched | 27 August 1996 |
| commissioned | 20 March 1998 |
| homeport | Sasebo |
| identification | * |
| status | Active |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| class | |
| displacement | *7500 tons standard |
| length | 528.2 ft |
| beam | 68.9 ft |
| draft | 20.3 ft |
| propulsion | *4 Ishikawajima Harima/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; |
| speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| range | *4,500 nautical miles at 20 knots |
| complement | 300 |
| sensors | *AN/SPY-1D |
| EW | NOLQ-2 intercept / jammer |
| armament | * 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun |
| aircraft | 1 × SH-60K helicopter |
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|section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = DDG-176 Choukai.jpg | image_caption = JS * Chōkai* docked on 28 September 2005
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = Japan | flag = | name = *Chōkai
- (ちょうかい) | namesake = Mount Chōkai | ordered = 1993 | builder = IHI Corporation | laid_down = 29 May 1995 | launched = 27 August 1996 | acquired = | commissioned = 20 March 1998 | homeport = Sasebo | decommissioned = | in_service = | out_of_service = | struck = | reinstated = | identification = *
- Pennant number: DDG-176 | honours = | fate = | status = Active | notes =
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = | displacement = *7500 tons standard
- 9500 tons full load | length = 528.2 ft | beam = 68.9 ft | draught = | draft = 20.3 ft | propulsion = *4 Ishikawajima Harima/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines;
- two shafts,
- 100,000 shaft horsepower (75 MW) | speed = 30 knots (56 km/h) | range = *4,500 nautical miles at 20 knots
- (8,334 km at 37 km/h) | complement = 300 | sensors = *AN/SPY-1D
- OPS-28 surface search radar
- OQS-102 bow mounted sonar | EW = 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 | armour = | armor = | aircraft = 1 × SH-60K helicopter | notes =
**JS *Chōkai''''' (**DDG-176''') is a guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). *Chōkai'' was named after Mount Chōkai. She was laid down by IHI Corporation in Tokyo on 29 May 1995 and was launched on 27 August 1996. Commissioning happened on March 20, 1998.
Service
Following her commissioning in March 1998, she was dispatched to Hawaii for the Aegis System Equipment Qualification Test (SQT) until November 4, 1998
From May 16 to August 3, 2001, she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers Hiei and Samidare.
Chōkai, along with the destroyer Ōnami and supply ship Hamana were assigned to the Indian Ocean in November 2004 to provide assistance to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group. She returned to Japan in March 2005.
From May 16 to August 1, 2007, she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers Kurama and Inazuma.
From 9 September 2008 to December 8, 2008, she participated in ballistic missile defense tests for equipment certification, during which an interception from her RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 failed due to a malfunction of the warhead's orbit and attitude control system.
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
In 2012, Chōkai, along with Kongō and Myōkō were deployed in cooperation with the US Navy in preparation for the Democratic Republic of Korea to test the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2. However, the ships were withdrawn after the satellite did not violate Japanese airspace.
From June 7 to August 23, 2016, she participated in the biannual Exercise RIMPAC, conducted in the sea and airspace around Hawaii and the United States West Coast, accompanied by the helicopter carrier Hyūga.
In 2019, Chōkai participated in the Malabar naval exercise. She represented the JMSDF along with the Kaga, Samidare and a Kawasaki P-1. During this exercise, she took part in combat training, anti-submarine warfare training, naval gunnery training, anti-aircraft training, as well as offshore supply training.
Later in 2019, between October 15 and 17, Chōkai, along with the destroyer Shimakaze took part in the Canadian and Japanese joint exercise known as KAEDEX19-2 near Yokosuka, working alongside HMCS Ottawa.
As of April 2020, Chōkai is based in Sasebo.
According to a press conference, Chōkai will be Tomahawk-missile capable by March 2026.
Gallery
File:US Navy 021210-N-5781F-003 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ship, JDS Chokai (DDF 176), steams along side Kitty Hawk for a replenishment at sea (RAS).jpg|JS Chōkai alongside USS Kitty Hawk on 10 December 2002 File:JDS Chokai (DDG 176) at Pearl Harbor.jpg|JS Chōkai at Pearl Harbor, 29 May 2007 File:US Navy 081119-N-0000X-002 The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JDS Chokai (DDG 176) launches a Standard Missile 3 during a Missile Defense Agency joint missile defense intercept test.jpg|JS Chōkai launching a SM-3 on 19 November 2008 File:US Navy 091117-N-7280V-008 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers Chokai (DDG 176), Isoyuki (DD 127), Harayuki (DD 128), and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) are underway in formation.jpg|JS Chōkai, , , and underway on 17 November 2009 File:JS Kurama and JS Chōkai at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard, -2 Sep. 2011 a.jpg|JS Chōkai and on 2 September 2011 File:JS Chōkai, USS Mustin and JS Ariake in the East China Sea after Keen Sword 2013, -16 Nov. 2012 d.jpg|JS Chōkai with and on 16 November 2012 File:JS Chōkai (DDG-176) op zee voor anker, -26 aug 2013 a.jpg|JS Chōkai underway on 26 August 2013 File:Brug van de torpedojager Chōkai (DDG-176), -11 oktober 2015 a.jpg|ridge of JS Chōkai, 11 October 2015 File:JS Chokai (DDG-176) Launches Missle as part of RIMPAC 2016.jpg|JS Chōkai launches missle as part of RIMPAC 2016 File:JS Chokai（DDG-176）, USS CHANCELLORSVILLE（CG-62）and ROKS SEJONG DAEWANG（DDG-991）during Japan-U.S.-ROK Trilateral Exercise in the Sea of Japan.jpg|JS Chōkai with the American cruiser and the South Korean destroyer in the Sea of Japan, 6 October 2022
Notes
References
- Seawaves,[http://www.seawaves.com/japan2011.asp "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan"] {{webarchive. link. (2011-03-23)
- The Telegraph, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9728806/Japan-poised-to-shoot-down-North-Korean-missile.html{"Japan posed to shoot down North Korean Missile"] 2012-12-07
- https://www.mod.go.jp/e/jdf/sp/no79/sp_specialfeature.html {{Dead link. (February 2022)
- (25 September 2019). "日米印共同訓練（マラバール２０１９）について".
- (8 October 2019). "日加共同訓練（ＫＡＥＤＥＸ１９－２）について".
- (17 September 2025). "Japan Destroyer Chokai will be Tomahawk Missile-capable by March, Official says". U.S. Naval Institute.
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