JS Agano

Agano leaving MHI Nagasaki shipyard after commissioning
History
Japan
NameAgano
NamesakeAgano River
Ordered2020
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down24 June 2021
Launched21 December 2022
Commissioned20 June 2024
Home portMaizuru
IdentificationPennant number: FFM-6
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeMogami-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,900 tons standard
  • 5,500 tons full load
Length133 m (436 ft 4 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 &
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

Agano (あがの) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the sixth ship of the Mogami class. Her namesake comes from the Agano River, which flows through Fukushima and Niigata Prefectures and into the Sea of Japan.[better source needed]

She is the second ship to be named after the Agano River, after the name ship of the Agano-class cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, but she is the first JMSDF ship to be named so.

History

Agano was ordered in the fiscal year 2020, based on the Mid-Term Defense Program, with her keel being laid down at the Nagasaki Shipyard of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the 24 June 2021, and launched on the 21 December 2022 after being christened. After being fitted out and underwent sea trials, Agano was commissioned on 20 June 2024, assigned to the Fleet Escort Force 14th Escort Division of Maizuru.[better source needed]

Notes

  1. ↑ The delivery was originally scheduled for March 2024, but was postponed.

References

  1. ↑ 防衛省 海上自衛隊 [@JMSDF_PAO] (21 December 2022). "12月21日、三菱重工業(株) 長崎造船所において、もがみ型護衛艦6番艦の命名式・進水式が行われ「あがの」 と命名されました。" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 "海自期待の最新護衛艦「あがの」進水 三菱・長崎 FFMもがみ型早くも6隻目" [The MSDF's newest and most anticipated destroyer, "Agano," is launched by Mitsubishi Nagasaki, already the sixth FFM Mogami-class destroyer.]. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "令和２年度計画護衛艦の起工式を開催" [Keel-laying ceremony held for FY2020 destroyer] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kyushu Defense Bureau. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "護衛艦「あがの」の引渡式・自衛艦旗授与式について" [Delivery Ceremony and Presentation of the Self-Defense Force Flag for the Destroyer Agano] (PDF) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Kosuke Takahashi (21 December 2022). "海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦6番艦「あがの」進水　艦名は阿賀野川に由来" [The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's latest Mogami-class destroyer, the sixth, "Agano," is launched. The ship's name comes from the Agano River.]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ 防衛省 海上自衛隊 [@JMSDF_PAO] (20 June 2024). "6月20日、三菱重工業（株）長崎造船所で、護衛艦「あがの」引渡式・自衛艦旗授与式が実施されました。" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).

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