JMSDF DDH HYUGA 1/700

Hyuga (DDH-181) is a modern Japanese helicopter (another class term: helicopter destroyer). The keel for this vessel was laid in 2006, and the launch took place in August 2007. The unit was accepted into service with the Japanese Naval Self-Defense Forces in March 2009. The total length of the vessel at the time of launch was 197 meters and a width of 33 meters. Full displacement reaches about 19,000 tons, and the maximum speed probably exceeds 30 knots. The on-board armament consists of, inter alia, 16 Mk. 41 or two 20mm Vulcan Phalanx kits. The ship can operate a maximum of 18-20 aircraft.

Hyuga is the first of two ships belonging to the class of the same name. Units of this type were created to replace the Shirane-class destroyers in the line. Compared to their predecessors, they differ in many elements. First of all, they have a continuous flight deck, almost completely different on-board armament, as well as they are more than twice as large as the displacement of Shirane type units. The main purpose of Hyuga ships is ZOP (anti-submarine combat) activities. Hyuga (DDH-181) was built by IHI Corporation in a shipyard in Yokohama and takes its name from one of the prefectures in modern Japan and one of the Japanese battleships of the Second World War.