KONG CLASS GUIDED MISSILE

DESTROYERS THE KING KONGo

INTRODUCTION
THE KONG CLASS OF GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYERS SERVES
AS THE CORE SHIP OF THE JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE
FORCE (JMSDF)'S ESCORT FLOTILLAS.
THEY ARE A MODIFICATION OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY'S
ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS (FLIGHT I).
THE KONGO CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYERS WERE BUILT
BY MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND IHI CORPORATION FOR
THE JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE (JMSDF).
THE DESTROYER IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE US NAVY'S
ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER.

DESIGN
BASED ON THE ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER, THE DESIGN OF
KONGO CLASS FEATURES A VERTICAL MAST AND A BRIDGE WITH SLEEK
SIDES.
THE SUPERSTRUCTURE PREVAILED BY THE SPY-1 PHASED ARRAYS
INCORPORATES STEALTH FEATURES TO REDUCE RADAR CROSS SECTION.
THE VESSEL IS LARGER THAN TRADITIONAL DESTROYERS, FEATURING A
LONGER HELICOPTER DECK AFT THAN THE ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS
DESTROYER.
THE DEEPER DRAUGHT OF THE DESTROYER LIMITS ITS CAPABILITIES TO
CONDUCT OPERATIONS IN LITTORAL ENVIRONMENTS.
THE KONGO CLASS HAS A LENGTH OF 161M, BEAM OF 21M AND DRAFT
OF 6.2M. THE FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT OF THE SHIP IS 9,500T. THE
DESTROYER CAN ACCOMMODATE A CREW OF 300.

COMMAND & CONTROL

THE KONGO CLASS DESTROYERS WERE THE FIRST VESSELS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THE
AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEM (ACS) AFTER THE US NAVY WARSHIPS.
"THE KONGO DESTROYER IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE US NAVY'S ARLEIGH BURKE
CLASS."
THE SYSTEM INTEGRATES AN ADVANCED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM, AND A
WEAPONS CONTROL SYSTEM (WCS).
THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PHASED ARRAY RADAR SYSTEM COMBINED WITH POWERFUL
COMPUTERS CAN SEARCH, DETECT AND TRACK OVER 200 TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
IN JULY 2005, LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVED A $124M CONTRACT UNDER A FOREIGN
MILITARY SALES (FMS) PROGRAMME TO SUPPLY THE AEGIS BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE
(BMD) SYSTEM FOR FOUR KONGO CLASS DESTROYERS.
THREE DESTROYERS WERE SUCCESSFULLY MODIFIED WITH THE AEGIS BMD SYSTEM.
THE SYSTEM INTEGRATION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2010.

MISSILES

THE DESTROYER IS ARMED WITH THE RIM-66 SM2MR BLOCK II SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES AND
THE RGM-84 HARPOON ANTI-SHIP MISSILES.
THE MK41 STRIKE LENGTH VERTICAL-LAUNCHING
SYSTEM (VLS) CAN CARRY A TOTAL OF 90 SM2MR MISSILES, OF WHICH, 21 MISSILES ARE
HOUSED IN THE BOW CELLS AND 61 MISSILES IN
THE AFT CELLS OF THE VLS.

TORPEDOES
TWO TYPE 68 TRIPLE TORPEDO TUBES ARE MOUNTED
ON THE DESTROYERS FOR ASW ROLES.
THESE TUBES CAN LAUNCH SIX MK46 OR TYPE 73
TORPEDOES.
THE SHIP IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH RUM-139
VERTICALLY LAUNCHED ANTI-SUBMARINE ROCKETS.
THE RUM-139 ROCKET IS POWERED BY TWO-STAGE
SOLID ROCKET FUEL ENGINES.

SENSORS
THE SENSOR SUITE INCLUDES AN SPY-1D AIR SEARCH
RADAR, AN OPS-28 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR AND A
MISSILE DIRECTOR RADAR.
THE SONAR IS AN OQS-102 BOW-MOUNTED LOWFREQUENCY SONAR.
THERE IS A NOLQ-2 INTERCEPT OR JAMMER FITTED ON
THE DESTROYER.

PROPULSION
KONGO CLASS DESTROYERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A
COMBINED GAS AND GAS (COGAG) PROPULSION
SYSTEM.
FOUR ISHIKAWAJIMA HARIMA / GENERAL ELECTRIC
LM2500 GAS TURBINES DRIVING TWO SHAFTS
DEVELOP A POWER OUTPUT OF 75MW.
THE PROPULSION SYSTEM PROVIDES A MAXIMUM
SPEED OF 30KT.

SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE: KONG CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER
DISPLACEMENT: 7,500 TONS STANDARD
LENGTH: 598.2 FT (161 M)
BEAM: 68.9 FT (21 M)
DRAFT: 20.3 FT (6.2 M)
SPEED: 30 KNOTS (56 KM/H)

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