Japan's Maya class AEGIS destroyers(updated)

[Haijun watcher]

NOTE: This is an updated, retitled thread. Please scroll down for the latest updates.

Yet another belated post:It is fitting that they would name another AEGIS destroyer after the WW2 Atago and Myoko class cruisers, considering the previous Japanese AEGIS DDGs such as the Atago and Takao carried on the old namesakes of their predecessors.

Naval News

Picture by Japanese ships spotter @Alsace_class
New JMSDF AEGIS Destroyer �Maya� Starts Sea Trials
According to pictures released on social media, the Japans Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Maya AEGIS destroyer left Yokohama today for its initial sea trials.

Nathan Gain 12 Jun 2019

Launched on July 30th from the Japan Marine United Shipyard in Yokohama, the JS Maya is the first of a new class of improved destroyers with ballistic missile defense capabilities. Each unit costs around US$1,5Bn and are being built at the Japan Marine United�s shipyard at Isogo Ward in Yokohama. The JS Maya is expected to be commissioned by the JMSDF in 2020. The (yet to be named) second ship is scheduled for launch in 2019 and commissioning set for 2021. (...SNIPPED)

[Haijun watcher]

The 2nd ship in the Maya class AEGIS destroyers has just been launched: I assume the name "Haguru" is just a different Romanji spelling for"Haguro"?

Naval Today

Japan launches second Maya-class destroyer Haguru
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force�s second Maya-class Aegis destroyer Haguru (DDG 180) was launched in a July 17 ceremony in Yokohama.

Built by Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation, the 170-meter destroyer is an improved version of the Atago-class ships that entered service in 2007 and 2008.

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[maxim]

The Japanese Wikipedia writes the name of the second ship, DDG-180, as "???", which is "Haguro", see the page about the cruiser of the Myoko class (in brackets):
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%BD ... %E8%89%A6)

According to Wikipedia, compared to the Atago class, the Maya class has larger hull, has electric motors (COGLAG propulsion), and the new Type 17 anti-ship missile plus some other not so visible differences:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya-class_destroyer

[maxim]

Maya was commissioned yesterday:

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... %e3%82%84/

Now there will hopefully soon a 1/700 kit of that class!

[maxim]

Still no kit, but the second ship, Haguro, started trials:


https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... ea-trials/

[Timmy C]

Good news Maxim, Pit-road's making Maya for release this fall: https://twitter.com/pitroad_plamo/statu ... 5925027841

[maxim]

Cool, thank you for the link!