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

[edit] Names

Pennant no.	Name	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	Haruna class \| Shirane class \| 13500t class
DDG : Guided Missile Destroyer	Amatsukaze \| Tachikaze class \| Hatakaze class \| Kongō class \| Atago class
DD : Destroyer	Asakaze (Gleaves) class \| Ariake (Fletcher) class \| Harukaze class \| Akizuki class \| Hatsuyuki class \| Asagiri class \| Murasame class \| Takanami class \| 5000t class
DDA : All Purpose Destroyer	Murasame class (1958) \| Takatsuki class
DDK : Anti Submarine Destroyer	Ayanami class \| Yamagumo class \| Minegumo class
DE : Destroyer Escort	Asahi (Cannon) class \| Ikazuchi class \| Akebono \| Wakaba \| Isuzu class \| Chikugo class \| Ishikari \| Yubari class \| Abukuma class
PF : Patrol Frigate	Kusu (Tacoma) class
SS : Submarine	Kuroshio (1955) (Gato class) \| Oyashio (SS-511) \| Hayashio class \| Natsushio class \| Oshio \| Asashio class \| Uzushio class \| Yushio class \| Harushio class \| Oyashio class \|2900t class
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