The Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer

The Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer

Hyūga
The Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer (ひゅうが型護衛艦 Hyūga-gata-goei-kan) is a class of helicopter carrier built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Two – Hyūga and Ise – were built; upon completion the class were the largest ships built for the Japanese navy since the Second World War.[1] Hyūga was described in a PBS documentary as the “first Japanese aircraft carrier built since…

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