JS Nagara

This article is about the frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. For the cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, see Japanese cruiser Nagara.

Nagara being launched
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	3,900 t (3,800 long tons; 4,300 short tons) (standard) 5,500 t (5,400 long tons; 6,100 short tons) (full load)
Length	132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)
Beam	16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draft	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAG 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine 2 × MAN Diesel V28/33DD STC engine 2 × shafts
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew	90-100
Sensors and processing systems	OPY-2 (X-band multi-purpose AESA radar) OAX-3(EO/IR) OQQ-25 (VDS + TASS) OQQ-11 (Mine-hunting sonar) OYQ-1 (Combat management system) OYX-1-29 (Console display system)
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLQ-3E (Passive radar system + Electronic attack capability is integrated into the main radar antenna), Chaff dispenser
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun 2 × missile canisters for a total of 8 Type 17 anti-ship missiles 1 × SeaRAM Type 12 torpedoes Simplified mine laying equipment 2 × Mk-41 VLS (16 cells total) Naval version of Type 03 Chū-SAM 2 × Remote weapon station

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

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

1. Takahashi, Kosuke (19 December 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches 10th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". The Diplomat. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
2. 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]
3. 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.
4. "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.
5. Takahashi, Kosuke (19 December 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches Tenth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". Naval News. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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