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This article is about the frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. For the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser, see Japanese cruiser Agano.

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Agano leaving MHI Nagasaki shipyard after commissioning
History
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NameAgano
NamesakeAgano River
Ordered2020
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down24 June 2021
Launched21 December 2022
Commissioned20 June 2024
HomeportMaizuru
IdentificationPennant number: FFM-6
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeMogami-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,900 tons standard
  • 5,500 tons full load
Length133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draft9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew90-100
Sensors &
processing systems
  • OPY-2 (X-band multi-purpose AESA radar)
  • OAX-3(EO/IR)
  • OQQ-25 (VDS + TASS)
  • OQQ-11 (Mine-hunting sonar)
  • OYQ-1 (Combat management system)
  • OYX-1-29 (Console display system)
Electronic warfare
& decoys		NOLQ-3E (Passive radar system + Electronic attack capability is integrated into the main radar antenna), Chaff dispenser
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60L helicopter

Agano (あがの) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the sixth ship of the Mogami class. Her namesake comes from the Agano River, which flows through Fukushima and Niigata Prefectures and into the Sea of Japan.[1][better source needed][2]

She is the second ship to be named after the Agano River, after the name ship of the Agano-class cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, but she is the first JMSDF ship to be named so.[2]

History

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Agano was ordered in the fiscal year 2020, based on the Mid-Term Defense Program, with her keel being laid down at the Nagasaki Shipyard of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the 24 June 2021,[3] and launched on the 21 December 2022 after being christened. After being fitted out and underwent sea trials, Agano was commissioned on 20 June 2024,[4][a] assigned to the Fleet Escort Force 14th Escort Division of Maizuru.[6][better source needed]

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Notes

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  1. ^ The delivery was originally scheduled for March 2024, but was postponed.[5]

References

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Further reading

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