KONGO (DDG-173) class

 4 KONGO-class GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYERS (DDG)
    (AEGIS-type missile destroyers)

Name         Pendant   Launch            Commissioned      Status
 KONGO       DDG-173   Sept. 25, 1991    March 25, 1993    Active
 KIRISHIMA   DDG-174   Aug. 19, 1993     March 15, 1995    Active
 MYOKO       DDG-175   Oct. 5, 1994      March 14, 1996    Active
 CHOKAI      DDG-176   Aug. 27, 1996     March 20, 1998    Active

The KONGO class is a series of Japanese destroyers based on the U.S....