JS Hirado
_right_front_view_at_JMSDF_Yokosuka_Naval_Base_April_30,_2018_01.jpg) JS Hirado and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Hirado |
| Ordered | 2014 |
| Builder | JMU, Yokohama |
| Laid down | 10 April 2015 |
| Launched | 10 February 2017 |
| Commissioned | 16 March 2018 |
| Homeport | Yokosuka |
| Identification | Pennant number: MSO-305 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Awaji-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard |
| Length | 66.8 m (219 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 54 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns |
JS Hirado (MSO-305) is the second ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Construction and career
[edit]Hirado was laid down on 10 April 2015 and launched on 10 February 2017 by Japan Marine United Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2018 and incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Yokosuka.[1][2]
From July 18 to July 30, 2018, she conducted a mine warfare training and a Japan-US-India joint minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay.[3]
Gallery
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JS Awaji and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018 -
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JS Hirado underway on 16 September 2019
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Citations
[edit]- ^ "海自、掃海艦「ひらど」進水＝１８年３月就役予定：時事ドットコム". Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "掃海艦「ひらど」の引渡式・自衛艦旗授与式について" [Handover Ceremony and Presentation of the Self-Defense Force Flag for the Minesweeper "Hirado"] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "平成３０年度機雷戦訓練（陸奥湾）及び掃海特別訓練（日米印共同訓練）の実施について" [FY2018 Mine Warfare Training (Mutsu Bay) and Special Minesweeping Training (Japan-US-India Joint Training)] (PDF) (Press release). Maritime Staff Office. Retrieved 20 December 2024.