JS Awaji on 1 April 2017
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History | |
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Japan | |
Name |
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Namesake | Awaji |
Ordered | 2013 |
Builder | JMU, Yokohama |
Laid down | 27 February 2014 |
Launched | 27 October 2015 |
Commissioned | 16 March 2017 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
Identification | Pennant number: MSO-304 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Awaji-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard |
Length | 66.8 m (219 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Depth | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 54 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns |
JS Awaji (MSO-304) is the lead ship of the Awaji-class minesweeper of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Awaji was laid down on 27 February 2014 and launched on 27 October 2015 by Japan Marine United Yokohama Shipyard. [1] [2] She was commissioned on 16 March 2017 and was incorporated It was incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Yokosuka. [3] From July 18 to July 30 of the same year, participated in mine warfare training and minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay.
From July 18 to July 30, 2018, she conducted a mine warfare training and a Japan-US-India joint minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay. [4]
JS Awaji on 1 April 2017
| |
History | |
---|---|
Japan | |
Name |
|
Namesake | Awaji |
Ordered | 2013 |
Builder | JMU, Yokohama |
Laid down | 27 February 2014 |
Launched | 27 October 2015 |
Commissioned | 16 March 2017 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
Identification | Pennant number: MSO-304 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Awaji-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard |
Length | 66.8 m (219 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Depth | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 54 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns |
JS Awaji (MSO-304) is the lead ship of the Awaji-class minesweeper of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Awaji was laid down on 27 February 2014 and launched on 27 October 2015 by Japan Marine United Yokohama Shipyard. [1] [2] She was commissioned on 16 March 2017 and was incorporated It was incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Yokosuka. [3] From July 18 to July 30 of the same year, participated in mine warfare training and minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay.
From July 18 to July 30, 2018, she conducted a mine warfare training and a Japan-US-India joint minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay. [4]