JMSDF Kongo (DDG-173) Country: Japan Type: Guided missile destroyer Service: 1993 - 2008 Ordered: 1988 Laid down: 8 May 1990 Launched: 26 September 1991 Commissioned: 25 March 1993

The Kongo class of guided missile destroyers, a modification of the United States Navy Arleigh Burke class (Flight I), serves as the core ship of the Escort Flotillas of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Four Kongo class guided missile destroyers have been built.

Kongo (DDG-173) is a Kongo class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, on 8 May 1990, launched on 26 September 1991 and commissioned on 25 March 1993. Kongo is in active service with the JMSDF.