Following her commissioning in March 1998, she was dispatched to Hawaii for the Aegis System Equipment Qualification Test (SQT) until November 4, 1998
From May 16 to August 3, 2001, she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers Hiei and Samidare.
Chōkai, along with the destroyer Ōnami and supply ship Hamana were assigned to the Indian Ocean in November 2004 to provide assistance to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group. She returned to Japan in March 2005.
From May 16 to August 1, 2007, she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers Kurama and Inazuma.
From 9 September 2008 to December 8, 2008, she participated in ballistic missile defense tests for equipment certification, during which an interception from her RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 failed due to a malfunction of the warhead's orbit and attitude control system.
From June 7 to August 23, 2016, she participated in the biannual Exercise RIMPAC, conducted in the sea and airspace around Hawaii and the United States West Coast, accompanied by the helicopter carrierHyūga.[3]
Later in 2019, between October 15 and 17, Chōkai, along with the destroyer Shimakaze took part in the Canadian and Japanese joint exercise known as KAEDEX19-2 near Yokosuka, working alongside HMCS Ottawa.[5]
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chōkai, other, ships, with, same, name, japanese, ship, chōkai, kongō, class, guided, missile, destroyer, japan, maritime, self, defense, force, jmsdf, chōkai, named, after, mount, chōkai, laid, down, corporation, tokyo, 1995, launched, august, 1996, commissio. For other ships with the same name see Japanese ship Chōkai 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 JS Chōkai docked on 28 September 2005HistoryJapanNameChōkai ちょうかい NamesakeMount ChōkaiOrdered1993BuilderIHI CorporationLaid down29 May 1995Launched27 August 1996Commissioned20 March 1998HomeportSaseboIdentificationMMSI number 431999629 Pennant number DDG 176StatusActiveGeneral characteristicsClass and typeKongō class destroyerDisplacement7500 tons standard 9500 tons full loadLength528 2 ft 161 0 m Beam68 9 ft 21 0 m Draft20 3 ft 6 2 m Propulsion4 Ishikawajima Harima General Electric LM2500 30 gas turbines two shafts 100 000 shaft horsepower 75 MW Speed30 knots 56 km h Range4 500 nautical miles at 20 knots 8 334 km at 37 km h Complement300Sensors and processing systemsAN SPY 1D OPS 28 surface search radar OQS 102 bow mounted sonarElectronic warfare amp decoysNOLQ 2 intercept jammerArmament1 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 torpedoes90 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 missileAircraft carried1 SH 60K helicopter Contents 1 Service 2 Gallery 3 Notes 4 External linksService editFollowing her commissioning in March 1998 she was dispatched to Hawaii for the Aegis System Equipment Qualification Test SQT until November 4 1998From May 16 to August 3 2001 she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers Hiei and Samidare Chōkai along with the destroyer Ōnami and supply ship Hamana were assigned to the Indian Ocean in November 2004 to provide assistance to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group She returned to Japan in March 2005 From May 16 to August 1 2007 she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers Kurama and Inazuma From 9 September 2008 to December 8 2008 she participated in ballistic missile defense tests for equipment certification during which an interception from her RIM 161 Standard Missile 3 failed due to a malfunction of the warhead s orbit and attitude control system This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 1 In 2012 Chōkai along with Kongō and Myōkō were deployed in cooperation with the US Navy in preparation for the Democratic Republic of Korea to test the Kwangmyŏngsŏng 3 Unit 2 However the ships were withdrawn after the satellite did not violate Japanese airspace 2 From June 7 to August 23 2016 she participated in the biannual Exercise RIMPAC conducted in the sea and airspace around Hawaii and the United States West Coast accompanied by the helicopter carrier Hyuga 3 In 2019 Chōkai participated in the Malabar naval exercise She represented the JMSDF along with the Kaga Samidare and a Kawasaki P 1 During this exercise she took part in combat training anti submarine warfare training naval gunnery training anti aircraft training as well as offshore supply training 4 Later in 2019 between October 15 and 17 Chōkai along with the destroyer Shimakaze took part in the Canadian and Japanese joint exercise known as KAEDEX19 2 near Yokosuka working alongside HMCS Ottawa 5 As of April 2020 Chōkai is based in Sasebo Gallery edit nbsp JS Chōkai alongside USS Kitty Hawk on 10 December 2002 nbsp JS Chōkai launching a SM 3 on 19 November 2008 nbsp JS Chōkai underway on 17 November 2009 nbsp JS Chōkai and JS Kurama on 2 September 2011 nbsp JS Chōkai on 16 November 2012 nbsp JS Chōkai underway on 26 August 2013Notes edit Seawaves Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan Archived 2011 03 23 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph Japan posed to shoot down North Korean Missile 2012 12 07 https www mod go jp e jdf sp no79 sp specialfeature html dead link https www mod go jp msdf release 201909 20190925 pdf bare URL PDF https www mod go jp msdf release 201910 20191008 pdf bare URL PDF External links editGlobalSecurity org JMSDF DDG Kongo Class nbsp Media related to JS Chōkai DDG 176 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JS Chōkai amp oldid 1077106067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
