JS Maya


JS Maya is the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was named after Mount Maya and shares her name with a World War II heavy cruiser.

Development

The announcement of a new destroyer class was on August 2015 with the name 27DDG. She was laid down by Japan Marine United in Yokohama, Kanagawa on April 14, 2017, and was launched on July 30, 2018. She was commissioned on March 19, 2020.