JS Yūbetsu (FFM-8)

For other ships with the same name, see JS Yūbetsu.
Yūbetsu after the launch ceremony
History
Japan
NameYūbetsu
NamesakeYūbetsu River
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries
CostApproximately 46 to 47 billion yen
Laid down30 August 2022
Launched14 November 2023
CommissionedMarch 2025[1]
IdentificationPennant number: FFM-8
StatusTo be commissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeMogami-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)
Length132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)
Beam16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draft9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew90-100
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

Yūbetsu (ゆうべつ) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the eighth ship of the Mogami class. She was named after the Yūbetsu River in Hokkaido, and the second ship to bear the name, after the Yūbari-class destroyer escort Yūbetsu.[2]

History

Yūbetsu was ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program of 2021, and was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems in Tamano on 30 August 2022. She was christened and launched on 14 November 2023. Although the acquisition cost of the Mk.41 VLS was included in the 2021 supplementary budget, it was decided[by whom?] to equip it at a later date due to the global semiconductor shortage.[3] The ship will be commissioned in March 2025 after a period of being fitted out and undergoing sea trials.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ To be equipped later.

References

  1. ^ a b "海上自衛隊・海上保安庁 艦船の動向 令和5年度を顧みて" [Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Coast Guard Ship Trends: Looking Back at FY2023]. Ships of the World (in Japanese) (1021). Kaijinsha: 143. July 2024.
  2. ^ "防衛省向け3,900トン型護衛艦「ゆうべつ」の命名・進水式を玉野で実施 玉野における同型艦の進水は2番艦「くまの」に続き2隻目" [The naming and launching ceremony for the Ministry of Defense's 3,900-ton escort ship "Yubetsu" was held in Tamano. This is the second ship of the same type to be launched in Tamano, following the second ship "Kumano".]. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries website (in Japanese). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ^ "造船の街"玉野"の自衛艦建造どうなる？ 護衛艦「ゆうべつ」進水 もがみ型は最後に" [What will happen to the construction of Self-Defense Forces ships in the shipbuilding town of Tamano? The destroyer "Yubetsu" will be launched, and the Mogami class will be the last]. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-12-02.