JS Natori

Launch ceremony of the Natori
History
Japan
NameNatori
NamesakeNatori River
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
CostApproximately 54.1 billion yen
Laid down6 July 2023
Launched24 June 2024
Commissioned21 May 2026
Home portŌminato
IdentificationPennant number: FFM-9
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & 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
Speedmore than 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crewaround 90
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

Natori (なとり) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the ninth ship of the Mogami class. She is named after the Natori River, which flows through the cities of Natori and Sendai in the Miyagi Prefecture, and the second ship to be named this way, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Nagara-class cruiser Natori, as well as the first in the JMSDF era.

History

Natori was ordered in March 2023 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at the MHI Nagasaki Shipyard on 6 July 2023. She was christened and launched on 24 June 2024, and was commissioned on 21 May 2026 after a period of fitting out and subsequent sea trials.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Takahashi, Kosuke (June 24, 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches Ninth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Japan launches ninth Mogami-class frigate". June 25, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bisht, Inder Singh (June 27, 2024). "Japan Launches 9th Futuristic Mogami Warship". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Nagasaki Culture Telecasting (21 May 2026). "【長崎】防衛省「期待は極めて大きい」三菱重工長崎造船所で最新鋭の護衛艦「なとり」引き渡し" [[Nagasaki] Ministry of Defense: "Expectations are extremely high" - Delivery of the state-of-the-art destroyer "Natori" at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard]. Yahoo! News Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 21, 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "いま何番艦？ 最新護衛艦「なとり」進水 海上自衛隊では初の名前 由来は東北・宮城県" [What ship is it now? Newest destroyer "Natori" launched, the first of its kind in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, named after Miyagi Prefecture in Tohoku]. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). メディア・ヴァーグ. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  6. ↑ Takahashi, Kosuke (2024-06-24). "海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦9番艦「なとり」進水　艦名は宮城県の名取川に由来" [The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's latest Mogami-class destroyer, the ninth, "Natori," is launched. The ship's name comes from the Natori River in Miyagi Prefecture.]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-24.