Niyodo (によど) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the seventh ship of the Mogami-class. She was named after the Niyodo River,[1] and the second ship to be treated so, after the Chikugo-class destroyer escort JDS Niyodo.[2] The Imperial Japanese Navy had plans to name the second Oyodo-class cruiser after the Niyodo River, but her construction was cancelled.[1]
 Launch ceremony of the Niyodo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Niyodo |
| Namesake | Niyodo River |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 30 June 2022 |
| Launched | 26 September 2023 |
| Commissioned | December 2024 |
| Status | Under sea trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mogami-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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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) |
| Propulsion |
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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 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60L helicopter |
History
editNiyodo was ordered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program, and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 30 June 2022 She was named and launched on 26 September 2023.[3] Although the Mk.41 VLS was included in the 2021 supplementary budget, it was decided[by whom?] that it will be fitted later due to the global semiconductor shortage.[4] After fitting out and undergoing a series of sea trials, the ship is scheduled to be commissioned in December 2024.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ To be equipped later.
References
edit- ^ a b "早くも7隻目！ 海自の次世代護衛艦「によど」進水 FFMもがみ型 就役はいつ？" [Already the seventh ship! The JMSDF's next-generation destroyer "Niyodo" has been launched. When will the FFM Mogami-class be commissioned?] (in Japanese). 乗りものニュース. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "海自もがみ型護衛艦7番艦「によど」進水 艦名は仁淀川に由来 もがみ型は12隻で終了し新型FFMへ（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート" [The seventh JMSDF Mogami-class destroyer "Niyodo" is launched. The ship's name comes from the Niyodo River. The Mogami-class will end with 12 ships and move to a new FFM (Kousuke Takahashi) - Expert]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "令和３年度計画護衛艦の命名式・進水式について" [Naming and launching ceremony for the FY2021 destroyer] (PDF) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "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). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ 海人社 2024.
Bibliography
edit- 海人社, ed. (2024), "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], 世界の艦船 (in Japanese), no. 1021, Kaijinsha, p. 143
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