JS Noshiro

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Noshiro during her launching ceremony, 22 June 2021.
History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Noshiro
  • (のしろ)
Namesake Noshiro
Ordered2019
Builder Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down15 July 2020
Launched22 June 2021
Commissioned15 December 2022
Identification Pennant number: FFM-3
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Mogami-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,900 tons standard
  • 5,500 tons full load
Length133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speedover 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew90
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
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60L helicopter
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar

JS Noshiro (FFM-3) is the third ship of the Mogami-class frigates of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after the Noshiro River and shares her name with a World War II light cruiser Noshiro and Cold War destroyer escort Noshiro.

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Development and design

In 2015 the Japanese defense budget allocated funds to study the construction of a new "compact-type hull destroyer with additional multi-functional capabilities" as well as a new radar system for the destroyer. [1] In the same year Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) unveiled the frigate's first concept model (30FF) which they have been developing with their own funds. [2] [3]

The 30DX design has an overall length of 133 metres (436 ft 4 in), breadth of 16 metres (52 ft 6 in), a standard displacement of 3,900 tons with a full load displacement of about 5,500 tons, and a maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). [4] Weapons include a Mk 45 gun, two remote weapon stations above the bridge, 16 Mk 41 VLS at the bow, eight anti-ship missiles, one SeaRAM, an SH-60L helicopter, torpedoes, and decoy launchers. It can also deploy and recover unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vessels (USVs), and sea mines from the rear ramp beneath the helideck. [5] It is also expected to use a naval version of the Type 03 Chū-SAM. [6]

Construction and career

Noshiro was laid down on 15 July 2020 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki and launched on 22 June 2021. [7] [8] She was commissioned on 15 December 2022. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Japan's ATLA Selected MHI & Mitsui to build 30DX Surface Combatant for JMSDF". Navy Recognition. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Unveiled 30FF or DEX Next Generation Vessel Concept for the JMSDF". Navy Recognition. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  4. ↑ DefenseWebTV (12 April 2018). "Sea-Air-Space 2018 Day 3 - JMSDF 30DX - Zodiac H-1300 - MARTAC Mantas - HII LX(R) - Airbus VSR700". YouTube. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "SAS 2018: Japan's MHI Showcasing 30DX Multi-Mission Frigate Design". Navy Recognition. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Takahashi, Kosuke (2 November 2018). "MHI to build two new multirole frigates for JMSDF". Jane's 360. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: 海 上 幕 僚 監 部. "令和元年度計画護衛艦の命名式・進水式について" (PDF) (in Japanese). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ↑ 共同通信 (22 June 2021). "海自の新型護衛艦「のしろ」進水 もがみ型3番艦、長崎 ｜ 共同通信". 共同通信 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ↑ admin (22 June 2021). "Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to Christen Mogami-class Frigate JS Noshiro (FFM-3)". MilitaryLeak. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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