JS Nagara
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Nagara |
| Namesake | Nagara River |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard |
| Cost | About 51.4 billion yen[1] |
| Laid down | 6 July 2023 |
| Launched | 19 December 2024 |
| Commissioned | March 2026 |
| Identification | Pennant number: FFM-10 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mogami-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 132.5 m (434 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB, UUV, USV |
| Crew | 90-100 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | NOLQ-3E (Passive radar system + Electronic attack capability is integrated into the main radar antenna), Chaff dispenser |
| Armament |
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Nagara (ながら) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the tenth ship of the Mogami class. She is named after the Nagara River,[2][3][4] becoming the second ship to bear this name, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Nagara-class cruiser Nagara, as well as the first in the JMSDF era.[1]
History
[edit]Nagara was ordered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's 2022 Mid-Term Defense Program, and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 6 July 2024. After being christened and launched on 19 December 2024,[3] Nagara will undergo a period of being fitted out and sea trials before her commissioning in March 2026.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Takahashi, Kosuke (19 December 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches 10th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". The Diplomat. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ 防衛省 海上自衛隊 [@JMSDF_PAO] (2024-12-19). "もがみ型護衛艦10番艦 命名「ながら」" [The 10th Mogami-class destroyer is named "Nagara"] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-19 – via Twitter.[better source needed]
- ^ a b Takahashi, Kosuke. "海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦10番艦「ながら」進水 艦名は長良川に由来（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート" [The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's latest Mogami-class destroyer, the 10th ship, "Nagara," is launched. The ship's name comes from the Nagara River]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ "防衛省向け3,900トン型護衛艦「ながら」の命名・進水式を長崎で実施" [Naming and launching ceremony for the Ministry of Defense's 3,900-ton escort ship "Nagara" held in Nagasaki]. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (in Japanese). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Takahashi, Kosuke (19 December 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches Tenth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". Naval News. Retrieved 21 December 2024.