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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| 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 & type | Mogami-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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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) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB, UUV, USV |
| Crew | 90 |
| Sensors & 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 |
Yahagi (やはぎ) 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]
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
[edit]Yahagi 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 warfare.[1]
Yahagi made a port call at Darwin on 5 June 2025 for comparison against the German MEKO A-200 design as part of the Australian general purpose frigate program.[6]
Gallery
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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
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ "Japan showcases MSDF frigate in Australia amid bid to win contract". The Mainichi. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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