JS Chōkai

	JS Chōkai docked on 28 September 2005
History
Japan
Name	Chōkai ; (ちょうかい);
Namesake	Mount Chōkai
Ordered	1993
Builder	IHI Corporation
Laid down	29 May 1995
Launched	27 August 1996
Commissioned	20 March 1998
Homeport	Sasebo
Identification	MMSI number: 431999629; Pennant number: DDG-176;
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 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 &; 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;
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60K helicopter

JS Chōkai (DDG-176) is a Kongō-class 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.

History
JS Chōkai docked on 28 September 2005
Japan
Name	Chōkai (ちょうかい)
Namesake	Mount Chōkai
Ordered	1993
Builder	IHI Corporation
Laid down	29 May 1995
Launched	27 August 1996
Commissioned	20 March 1998
Homeport	Sasebo
Identification	MMSI number: 431999629 Pennant number: DDG-176
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 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 & 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
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60K helicopter