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	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 | Sōryū class
List	List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force List of ships of the Japanese Navy