Hy ga Class Helicopter Destroyer

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Produktbeschreibung

The Hy ga-class helicopter carriers are a type of helicopter carrier (formally called helicopter destroyers (DDH) to comply with constitutional limitations) being built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). They are planned to replace the 7,000-ton Haruna-class destroyers currently in use. The new ships will be the largest combatant ship operated by Japan since the Imperial Japanese Navy was superseded by the JMSDF. The first ship in the class, the Hy ga, was commissioned Wednesday, March 18, 2009. It will be stationed in Yokosuka port, near Tokyo. The Hy ga resembles a light aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship such as the Italian Navy's 13,850-ton Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Spanish Navy's 17,000-ton Principe de Asturias or the Royal Navy's 21,000-ton Invincible-class carriers. According to a PBS documentary, JS Hy ga is the "first Japanese aircraft carrier built since WWII." The Hyuga's code-name (16DDH) and Ise's code-name (18DDH) derive from the Japanese calendar, specifically the 16th year and 18th year of the Heisei reign (2004 and 2006), when the provisional title was given.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130286200
• ISBN-10: 6130286201
• Artikelnr.: 28176624