 Nagara being launched
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| Name | Nagara |
| Namesake | Nagara River |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard |
| Cost | About 51.4 billion yen |
| 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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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, 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.
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, Nagara will undergo a period of being fitted out and sea trials before her commissioning in March 2026.
References
- ^ 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 (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.
- ^ 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.
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