Kaga (DDH-184)

*Kaga* (DDH-184)
Ship data
flag	Japan
Ship type	Helicopter carrier
class	Izumo class
Ship dimensions and crew
length	248 m ( Lüa )
width	38.0 m
Draft	Max. 7.5 m
displacement	approx. 19,800 t
crew	approx. 520 men
Machine system
machine	4 × gas turbines
Top ; speed	30 kn (56 km / h)
propeller	2 × propellers
Armament
	2 × phalanx CIWS ; 2 × SeaRAM ; Torpedo Defense System;

The Kaga (DDH-184) is a helicopter carrier of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces entered service in March 2017 . She is the second ship in the Izumo class ; the first (the Izumo ) entered service in March 2015.

The Kaga replaces the aging destroyer Kurama ; this was decommissioned in March 2017.

It is equipped with two Phalanx CIWS and two SeaRAM for self-defense as well as a torpedo defense system.

literature

The kaga is mentioned in the 2018 novel " Rise of the Taishaku ".

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