Minegumo class destroyer

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The Minegumo class destroyer is a destroyer class of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. This class is the successor of Yamagumo class destroyer. This class purpose is ASW, and operated QH-50D. In 1969, QH-50D project is shrinked, this class was no longer built and Yamagumo class built again.

• Displacement: 2100 t standard (2150 t Murakumo); 2750 t full load
• Armament:
  • four 3 in/50 main guns
  • one 375 mm ASW rocket launcher
  • two triple 324 mm Mk 32 ASW torpedo tubes
  • two QH-50D DASH (1979-82 removed and refitted ASROC)
• Complement: 210

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Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
DD-116/TV-3508	Minegumo		December 16, 1967	1968	1999
DD-117/TV-3509	Natsugumo		July 25, 1968	1969	1999
DD-118/TV-3511	Murakumo		November 15, 1969	1970	2000

Combatant ship classes of the JMSDF

DDH : Destroyer Helicopter	13500t class | Shirane class | Haruna class
DDG : Guided Missile Destroyer	Atago class | Kongo class | Hatakaze class | Tachikaze class | Amatsukaze
DD : Destroyer	5000t class | Takanami class | Murasame class | Asagiri class | Hatsuyuki class | Akizuki class | Harukaze class | Ariake class Ariake / Yugure | Asakaze class Asakaze / Hatakaze
DDA : All Purpose Destroyer	Takatsuki class | Murasame class (1958)
DDK : Anti Submarine Destroyer	Minegumo class | Yamagumo class | Ayanami class
DE : Destroyer Escort	Abukuma class | Yubari class | Ishikari | Chikugo class | Isuzu class | Wakaba | Ikazuchi class | Akebono | Asahi class Asahi / Hatsuhi
PF : Patrol Frigate	Kusu class
SS : Submarine	2900t class | Oyashio class | Harushio class | Yushio class | Uzushio class | Asashio class | Oshio | Natsushio class | Hayashio class | Oyashio (1959) | Kuroshio (1955)
List	List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force List of ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force