JDS Izumo (DDH-183) is a helicopter carrier (officially classified by Japan as a helicopter destroyer) and the lead ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It is the second warship to be named for Izumo Province, with the previous ship being the armored cruiser Izumo (1898). The ship was laid down on 27 January 2012 and launched on 6 August 2013. The ship is the largest Japanese naval vessel since World War II.