JS Kirishima is a KongÅ-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Kirishima was named for Mount Kirishima. She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki,
JS Kirishima underway on 22 February 2008
JS Kirishima, date unknown
JS Kirishima pulls into Pearl Harbor before RIMPAC, 26 June 2008
JS Kirishima at Yokosuka on 13 July 2009
The RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile is a development of the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft. ESSM is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering
An ESSM is launched from a Mk 29 launcher aboard USS Carl Vinson
A crane lifts an ESSM quadpack into a Mk 41 launcher aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell