Talk:Izumo-class destroyer

Please move article to "22DDH class destroyer"
The current name is completely inaccurate - the official name of the ship's class is "22DDH class destroyer" - and it's not "22DDH class helicopter destroyer", either, just as a preemptive comment: The Japanese call all their carriers "destroyers" for political reasons. There is no mention in the ships class that it carries helicopters or jets, so the name of the wiki article about the 22DDH's predecessor, the 16DDH class destroyer, should also be fixed to reflect this reality. -- Alexey Topol (talk) 14:21, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
 * no, japs don't call it "destoryer", they call it "Corvette" 護衛艦.--91.22.222.93 (talk) 02:06, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
 * "護衛艦" means an "escort ship". That's often translated to destroyer. Calling it a helicopter destroyer in English helps distinguish it from the other types of destroyers (guided missile, ASW, etc). Orihara (talk) 11:56, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

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 * http://www.bucharestherald.com/worldnews/43-worldnews/7538-japan-to-build-fleets-biggest-helicopter-destroyer-to-fend-off-china
 * In Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on 2011-05-03 05:47:54, 404 Not Found
 * In 19000t class destroyer on 2011-05-25 02:31:35, 404 Not Found
 * In 19000t class destroyer on 2011-06-02 00:31:21, 404 Not Found

--JeffGBot (talk) 00:31, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

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 * http://www.mod.go.jp/e/data/pdf/220416.pdf
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--JeffGBot (talk) 00:31, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

What does this mean ?
"The ship will be the largest combatant ship of the Japanese navy, superseding Hyūga class helicopter destroyers."

This seems to be a rather strange statement. The Hyuga class ships are only a couple of years old. Needs to be clarified.Eregli bob (talk) 08:09, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * It means that this ship will take the mantle as the largest ship in the JMSDF from the Hyūga class, and not that the Hyūga class are to be replaced by the ship. Nick-D (talk) 08:26, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Amended paragraph to explicit state that they will take over the mantle of largest combat ship.Glevum (talk) 17:06, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Outdated Info
The following sentence is outdated: "Not to mention that the ongoing technical and budgetary problems being suffered by the latter program may have anyway seriously undermined the prospects of any JSDF procurement of one or more variants of the F-35, at least for the foreseeable future." Japan placed an order for the F-35 in December 2011, as documented on the F-35 page. Rugz (talk) 00:39, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Queries on Construction, paragraph 2
"can also be carried" - this means the ship an carry all these men + equipment as well as its (presumably full) helicopter complement! I suspect the this number of men can only be carried if the number of helicopters is reduced, in which case the 'also' should be removed by 'instead'.

"initially intended ..." - this implies that there was a subsequent change of intention! What was the revised intention? If there wasn't one, remove 'initially'.

"originally scheduled ..." - this implies a change in the schedule! What is the new schedule? If there isn't one, remove 'originally'.Glevum (talk) 17:06, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

NPOV on carrier claims
The article seems to be leaning too far towards "F-35 Carrier", when the Japanese do not have any indicated interest in the F-35B and the ship has neither the clear front nor the thermal protection required on American F-35B carrying amphibs. Hcobb (talk) 04:10, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

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rename, since plans to retrofit for jet fighters?
Rename per Japan to have first aircraft carriers since World War II''; maybe Izumo-class destroyer/carrier?
 * Disagree for the time being. They aren't carriers yet and will officially be called "multi-purpose escort destroyers" to comply with Japan's constitution. Maybe wait until after the refit as politics will play a big part in it. Not forgetting the Invincible-class were initially called "Through-Deck Command Cruisers" for political reasons. 203.8.131.32 (talk) 03:52, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * The term "mutli-purpose destroyers" is a translation of the term "多目的運用護衛艦" which in itself has only been confirmed by secondary sources of media reports at the time. The Ministry of Defense refers to them as "multi-function helicopter carrier destroyers" in their Medium Term Defense Program. Provided it's a "provisional" translation of the term "多機能のヘリコプター搭載護衛艦" found in its Japanese counterpart, but it's more official than the widely used term "multi-purpose destroyer" (which was based on hearsay to begin with), and appears to reflect their designation within the MoD at this stage, before the retrofit and acquisition of F-35Bs. I propose that the article be edited accordingly. 216.15.24.178 (talk) 06:19, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 17 December 2022

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 15:13, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Izumo-class multi-purpose destroyer → Izumo-class destroyer – The name "multi-purpose destroyer" was never adopted: the official name is "destroyer" as shown in Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2021 Budget Request (p.15). Panda 51 (talk) 15:11, 17 December 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. – robertsky (talk) 14:34, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Support per WP:CONCISE. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:03, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The kanji used for JMSDF destroyers (護衛艦) are not the same as the ones used for destroyers of other navies, (駆逐艦), including the IJN, according to the Japanese wikipedia. The former is pronounced "Goei-kan", translating to "escort ship", while the latter is pronounced "Kuchiku-kan", translating to "destroyer" (literally "extermination ship"). Is there an official English-language JMSDF source that calls them "destroyers" outright, or is this a matter of falling into the "they're DD's, therefore destroyers" fallacy somehow? Would naming the article "Izumo-class escort ship" be more appropriate perhaps? 83.253.1.131 (talk) 19:25, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The Japanese name is indeed "Goei-kan", but as described in the above or this document (Introduction to the Equipment of the Japan Self-Defense Forces: A Reference Guide to the Defense Industrial Base of Japan), English documents published by the Ministry of Defense itself uses the noun "Destroyer" (not "escort ship"). In my opinion, it is not unusual for a ship to have a different name abroad than it does at home: for example, the French Navy treated Forbin as a "frigate" in French, but its classification symbol is "D", meaning destroyer. Panda 51 (talk) 01:49, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
 * In this notification, the Chief of the Maritime Staff has officially designated the English name of "Goei-kan" as "destroyer". Panda 51 (talk) 03:01, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The Japanese name would seem to be a euphemism in order to deemphasize the idea of offensive capabilities (although I don't think 駆逐 is really "extermination"). I don't think there is any problem with translating this as "destroyer". Dekimasu よ! 02:40, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Relisting comment: for clearer consensus. – robertsky (talk) 14:34, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Ships has been notified of this discussion. – robertsky (talk) 14:34, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Japan has been notified of this discussion. – robertsky (talk) 14:35, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Support, shorter. English media if anything refers to these as "Helicopter destroyers", but any type of destroyer is still a destroyer. If it isn't a destroyer, it is a "helicopter carrier". Fulmard (talk) 20:01, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Support, per WP:NC-SHIPS. But I must admit to being conflicted by an article that begins "The Izumo-class multi-purpose destroyers ... are aircraft carriers (originally helicopter carriers)". Davidships (talk) 20:41, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

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