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JS Kongō: History, Operational history & Gallery

JS Kongō (DDG-173) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kongō is the third Japanese naval vessel named after Mount Kongō. She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Nagasaki on 8 May 1990. The launching ceremony took place on 26 September 1991 and she was commissioned on 25 March…

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JS Kongō topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Operational history and Gallery as prominent areas in the source structure around JS Kongō.

Related topics
42
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
45
Extracted relationships
56
Concept neighborhoods
16
Bridge connections
45

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Operational history · 27 topics
Overview · 10 topics
Gallery · 5 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Armament
1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun · 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters · 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS · 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes: · Mark 46 torpedo
Aviation facilities
1 × SH-60K helicopter
Beam
68.9 ft (21.0 m)
Builder
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Class & type
Kongō-class destroyer
Commissioned
25 March 1993

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Operational history

Gallery

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How JS Kongō connects Entity context

The extracted context around JS Kongō shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, JS Kongō → 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun, 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes:, 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters, 90-cell Mk. 41 Vertical Launching System:, Mark 46 torpedo, RIM-162 Surface-to-air missile, RUM-139 Anti-Submarine Rocket, SM-2MR Surface-to-air missile, SM-3 Anti-ballistic missile, Type 73 torpedoes Another extracted example is JS Kongō → August, JS Suzunami, July, Kongō, Nagoya, October, Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Sendai. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

JS Kongō

Top relations

Armament · 11
JS Kongō → 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun, 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes:, 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters, 90-cell Mk. 41 Vertical Launching System:, Mark 46 torpedo, RIM-162 Surface-to-air missile, RUM-139 Anti-Submarine Rocket, SM-2MR Surface-to-air missile, SM-3 Anti-ballistic missile, Type 73 torpedoes
related to Gallery · 9
JS Kongō → August, JS Suzunami, July, Kongō, Nagoya, October, Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Sendai
related to External links · 7
JS Kongō → DDG-173, GlobalSecurity, JMSDF DDG Kongo ClassMaritimeQuest, Kongo, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Propulsion · 3
JS Kongō → 100,000 shp (75,000 kW), 4 Ishikawajima Harima/General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines;, two shafts,
Sensors & processing systems · 3
JS Kongō → AN/SPY-1D, OPS-28 surface search radar, OQS-102 bow mounted sonar
Displacement · 2
JS Kongō → 7500 tons standard, 9500 tons full load
Identification · 2
JS Kongō → MMSI number: 431999504, Pennant number: DDG-173
Name · 2
JS Kongō → (こんごう), Kongō
Aviation facilities · 1
JS Kongō → 1 × SH-60K helicopter
Beam · 1
JS Kongō → 68.9 ft (21.0 m)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

missile kongō system mitsubishi heavy industries nagasaki test ship ballistic sm-3 launching destroyer ddg-173 laid commissioned kongō-class november jmsdf japanese

JS Kongō relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 56 structured relationships around JS Kongō. Examples in this analysis include JS Kongō → Armament → 1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun and JS Kongō → Armament → 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JS KongōArmament1 × 127 mm (5 in)/54 Caliber Oto Melara Compact Gun1.00infobox
JS KongōArmament8 × RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-ship Missile in quad canisters1.00infobox
JS KongōArmament2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS1.00infobox
JS KongōArmament2 × HOS-302 triple torpedo tubes:1.00infobox
JS KongōArmamentMark 46 torpedo1.00infobox
JS KongōArmamentType 73 torpedoes1.00infobox
JS KongōArmament90-cell Mk. 41 Vertical Launching System:1.00infobox
JS KongōArmamentSM-2MR Surface-to-air missile1.00infobox
JS KongōArmamentSM-3 Anti-ballistic missile1.00infobox
JS KongōArmamentRUM-139 Anti-Submarine Rocket1.00infobox
JS KongōArmamentRIM-162 Surface-to-air missile1.00infobox
JS KongōAviation facilities1 × SH-60K helicopter1.00infobox
JS KongōBeam68.9 ft (21.0 m)1.00infobox
JS KongōBuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries1.00infobox
JS KongōClass & typeKongō-class destroyer1.00infobox
JS KongōCommissioned25 March 19931.00infobox
JS KongōComplement3001.00infobox
JS KongōDisplacement7500 tons standard1.00infobox
JS KongōDisplacement9500 tons full load1.00infobox
JS KongōDraft20.3 ft (6.2 m)1.00infobox
JS KongōElectronic warfare & decoysNOLQ-2 intercept / jammer1.00infobox
JS KongōHome portSasebo1.00infobox
JS KongōIdentificationMMSI number: 4319995041.00infobox
JS KongōIdentificationPennant number: DDG-1731.00infobox
JS KongōLaid down8 May 19901.00infobox
JS KongōLaunched26 September 19911.00infobox
JS KongōLength528.2 ft (161.0 m)1.00infobox
JS KongōNameKongō1.00infobox
JS KongōName(こんごう)1.00infobox
JS KongōNamesakeMount Kongō1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around JS Kongō bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Ddg-173, Jmsdf and Japan. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • JS Kongō
    • Ddg-173
    • Jmsdf
    • Japan
    • Kongō-class
    • Heavy
    • Industries
    • Mitsubishi
    • Nagasaki
    • Sm-3
    • Class
    • Destroyer
    • Kongō
  • js kongō
    • Ddg-173
    • Jmsdf
    • Japan
    • Kongō-class
    • Heavy
    • Industries
    • Mitsubishi
    • Nagasaki
    • Sm-3
    • Missile
    • Class
    • Destroyer
  • guided missile destroyer
    • Kongō-class
    • Laid
    • Heavy
    • Industries
    • Mitsubishi
    • System
    • Defense
    • Kongō
    • Missile
    • Sm-3
    • Japan
    • Js
  • mount kongō
    • Heavy
    • Industries
    • Mitsubishi
    • Nagasaki
    • Sm-3
    • Missile
    • Sasebo
    • Kongō-class
    • Mount
    • Class
    • Laid
    • May
  • ballistic missile defense capability
    • System
    • Missile
    • Defense
    • Ship
    • Sm-3
    • Test
    • Destroyer
    • Japan
    • Japanese
    • Laid
    • Launching
    • May
  • mitsubishi heavy industries
    • Industries
    • Mitsubishi
    • Laid
    • May
    • Nagasaki
    • Surface-to-air
    • Sm-3
    • Kongō
    • Kongō-class
    • Mount
    • Missile
    • Class
  • sasebo, nagasaki
    • Surface-to-air
    • Sm-3
    • Kongō-class
    • Mount
    • Class
    • Commissioned
    • Ddg-173
    • Destroyer
    • Kongō
    • Laid
    • Missile
    • Heavy
  • aegis combat system
    • Defense
    • System
    • Ballistic
    • Ship
    • Test
    • Hawaii
    • Japanese
    • Missile
    • November
    • Tracking

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For JS Kongō, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects JS Kongō with Operational history. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
JS Kongō — Operational history · splits 18 ⟂ 28
JS Kongō — Overview · splits 35 ⟂ 11
JS Kongō — Gallery · splits 40 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

JS Kongō

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples56
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around JS Kongō to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Operational history & Gallery, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — JS Kongō · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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