JS Maya

	JS Maya on 23 November 2020
History
Japan
Name	Maya ; (まや);
Namesake	Mount Maya
Ordered	2015
Builder	JMU, Yokohama
Laid down	17 April 2017
Launched	30 July 2018
Commissioned	19 March 2020
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number: 431999501; Pennant number: DDG-179;
Status	Active
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Maya-class destroyer
Displacement	8,200 long tons (8,332 t) standard; 10,250 long tons (10,414 t) full load;
Length	169.9 m (557 ft 5 in)
Beam	22.2 m (72 ft 10 in)
Draft	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Depth	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	4 IHI/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; Two shafts 5-bladed CP props; 68,010 shp (50,720 kW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 working boat; 1 Rigid hull inflatable boat;
Complement	300
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPY-1D(V) passive electronically scanned array radar; AN/SPQ-9 surface search radar; 3 × Mk.99 mod.8 FCS; AN/SQQ-89; Mk 160 FCS; Mk 116 FCS;
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun in a stealth-shaped mount. (Made by Japan Steel Works licensed from its original manufacturer); 2 × missile canister up to 8 Type 17 anti-ship missiles; 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × Type 68 triple torpedo tubes (6 × Mk-46 or Type 73 torpedoes); 96-cell Mk-41 VLS:; (64 at the bow / 32 cells at the stern aft) for a mix of:; SM-2MR Standard Missile; SM-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile; SM-6 Standard Missile; Type 07 VL-ASROC; RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow;
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60K helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one helicopter

JS Maya (DDG-179) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).^[1] 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 on August 2015 with the name 27DDG. She was laid down by Japan Marine United in Yokohama, Kanagawa on April 14, 2017, and was launched on July 30, 2018.^[2]^[3] She was commissioned on March 19, 2020.

Gallery[]

JS Maya being launched on 30 July 2018
JS Maya in Kobe on 23 November 2020

References[]

^ 前谷宏 (30 July 2018). "最新鋭イージス艦「まや」進水８隻態勢へ". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Mainichi News.
^ REIJI YOSHIDA (30 July 2018). "Japan launches next-generation destroyer carrying latest version of the Aegis anti-missile system". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Japan Times Online.
^ Mike Yeo (30 July 2018). "Japan launches first ship of new destroyer class". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via DefenseNews.

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[1] 前谷宏 (30 July 2018). "最新鋭イージス艦「まや」進水８隻態勢へ". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Mainichi News.

[2] REIJI YOSHIDA (30 July 2018). "Japan launches next-generation destroyer carrying latest version of the Aegis anti-missile system". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Japan Times Online.

[3] Mike Yeo (30 July 2018). "Japan launches first ship of new destroyer class". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via DefenseNews.

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v t Maya-class destroyers
Maya Haguro
Preceded by: Atago class
List of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

History
JS Maya on 23 November 2020
Japan
Name	Maya (まや)
Namesake	Mount Maya
Ordered	2015
Builder	JMU, Yokohama
Laid down	17 April 2017
Launched	30 July 2018
Commissioned	19 March 2020
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number: 431999501 Pennant number: DDG-179
Status	Active
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Maya-class destroyer
Displacement	8,200 long tons (8,332 t) standard 10,250 long tons (10,414 t) full load
Length	169.9 m (557 ft 5 in)
Beam	22.2 m (72 ft 10 in)
Draft	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Depth	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	4 IHI/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines Two shafts 5-bladed CP props 68,010 shp (50,720 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	1 working boat 1 Rigid hull inflatable boat
Complement	300
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPY-1D(V) passive electronically scanned array radar AN/SPQ-9 surface search radar 3 × Mk.99 mod.8 FCS AN/SQQ-89 Mk 160 FCS Mk 116 FCS
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun in a stealth-shaped mount. (Made by Japan Steel Works licensed from its original manufacturer) 2 × missile canister up to 8 Type 17 anti-ship missiles 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Type 68 triple torpedo tubes (6 × Mk-46 or Type 73 torpedoes) 96-cell Mk-41 VLS: (64 at the bow / 32 cells at the stern aft) for a mix of: SM-2MR Standard Missile SM-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile SM-6 Standard Missile Type 07 VL-ASROC RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60K helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one helicopter