Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the 11th Mogami class frigate for the Japanese self -defense maritime forces (JMSDF), officially announced the Japanese naval service via its X account (@JMSDF_SRH).
The ceremony took place in the company’s shipyard in Nagasaki, where this series of modern frigates is under construction. The new ship was baptized Tatsuta (たつた), in tribute to the Tatsutagawa river, an tributary of Yamatogawa, near the city of Ikoma, in the prefecture of Nara.
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It is the third time that a Japanese ship bears the name of Tatsuta, succeeding a gunboat from the former Japanese imperial navy and an active light cruiser between the 1920s and 1940s.
Commissioned as part of a 12-units program, the Tatsuta frigate represents the penultimate ship of the Mogami class, the last being planned for a launch by the end of 2025. The keel was laid on July 3, 2024, and after 12 months of construction, the frigate will increase to the final integration of systems and at sea trials, with a planned commission for 2026.
Mogami class frigates are latest generation multifunction warships, developed to strengthen Japan’s maritime defense capacity. Measuring about 130 meters long, 16.3 meters wide and moving up to 5,500 tonnes, they operate with a crew of around 90 soldiers.
Propulsion is ensured by a CODAG system (Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine and two Diesel Man engines), allowing speeds greater than 30 knots and operational autonomy of more than 30 days.
Armament includes:
- A Naval Canon MK 45 MOD 4 of 127 mm
- 16 VLS MK 41 cells for VL-A also Missiles Type 23 and type 07
- Eight anti-provision missiles type 17 (SSM-2)
- Six 324 mm torpedo launch tubes with Type 12 torpedoes
- A Searam defense system and two remote -controlled arms stations
- Ability to take on a HC-60K or SH-60L helicopter
In terms of sensors and combat systems, ships are equipped with an AESA OPY-2 radar, an OYQ-1 combat management system, an OAX-3 electro-optical sensor, an OQQ-11 hull sonar and a towed soundtrack OQQ-25, as well as NOLQ-3E electronic war capacities and anti-mines.
With the progress of the construction of the Mogami class, the JMSDF consolidates its naval modernization in the face of increasing strategic challenges in Indo-Pacific.
Source et images : X @jmsdf_srh | Militarnyi. This content was created with the help of the AI and reread by the editorial team.
