Yahagi (ローマ字) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the fifth ship of the Mogami class. Her namesake comes from the Yahagi River, which flows through Nagano, Gifu, and Aichi prefectures,[1] a name that was chosen by Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi after a competition within the Maritime Self-Defense Forces.[1]
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| Name | Yahagi |
| Namesake | Yahagi River |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 24 June 2021 |
| Launched | 23 June 2022 |
| Commissioned | 21 May 2024 |
| Homeport | Maizuru |
| Identification | Pennant number: FFM-5 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mogami-class frigate |
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| Length | 133 m (436 ft 4 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 |
| 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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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60L helicopter |
She is the third Japanese warship to bear this name, following the former Imperial Japanese Navy's Chikuma-class cruiser Yahagi of 1911, and the Agano-class cruiser Yahagi of 1942, though the kanji characters are different, as the former Imperial Japanese Navy's Yahagi was named after the old name of the Yahagi River.
History
editYahagi was ordered in the fiscal year 2020, based on the Mid-Term Defense Program, with her keel being laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard on 24 June 2021,[2] and was launched on 23 June 2022.[1] After undergoing fitting out and sea trials, the ship was commissioned on 21 May 2024,[3][a] assigned to the Escort Fleet 14th Escort Division of Maizuru.[5][better source needed]
The Mogami-class frigates were designed to be multi-functional in various roles, to address the growing peacetime surveillance and monitoring activities around Japan, including anti-submarine, anti-aircraft, surface, and mine warfares.[1]
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Launch ceremony of Yahagi -
Yahagi being fitted out at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard -
Yahagi leaving Nagasaki Shipyard upon being commissioned -
Yahagi with the Maizuru Crane Bridge in the background
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Notes
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edit- ^ a b c d Kosuke Takahashi (23 June 2022). "海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦5番艦「やはぎ」進水 艦名は矢作川に由来" [The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's latest Mogami-class destroyer, the fifth ship, "Yahagi" has been launched. The ship's name comes from the Yahagi River.]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "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 23 June 2022.
- ^ "護衛艦「やはぎ」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 "Yahagi"] (PDF) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "海自護衛艦「やはぎ」完成 防衛省に引き渡し 舞鶴基地に配備" [MSDF destroyer "Yahagi" completed, handed over to Ministry of Defense, deployed at Maizuru Base] (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Ministry of Defense Maritime Self-Defense Force [@JMSDF_PAO] (21 May 2024). "三菱重工業（株）長崎造船所で、護衛艦「やはぎ」引渡式・自衛艦旗授与式が実施されました。" [The delivery ceremony for the destroyer Yahagi and the presentation of the Self-Defense Force Flag were held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.'s Nagasaki Shipyard.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 May 2024 – via Twitter.
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