JS Maya

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.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Maya.
JS Maya
History
Japan
Name: JS Maya
Namesake: Mount Maya
Ordered: 2015
Builder: Japan Marine United, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Laid down: April 17, 2017
Launched: July 30, 2018
Commissioned: March 19, 2020
Identification: DDG-179
Status: in active service
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:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
Complement: 300
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × SH-60K helicopter
Aviation facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one helicopter

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.

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References
  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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