JS Hirado

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JS Hirado and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018
History
File:Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Hirado
  • (ひらど)
NamesakeHirado
Ordered2014
BuilderJMU, Yokohama
Laid down10 April 2015
Launched10 February 2017
Commissioned16 March 2018
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationPennant number: MSO-305
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeAwaji-class minesweeper
Displacement690 t (680 long tons) standard
Length66.8 m (219 ft 2 in)
Beam11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Depth5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement54
Sensors &
processing systems
Armament1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm gun

JS Hirado (MSO-305) is the second ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Construction and career

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Hirado was laid down on 10 April 2015 and launched on 10 February 2017 by Japan Marine United (JMU) Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2018, and she was then incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Yokosuka.[1][2]

From July 18 to July 30, 2018, she conducted mine warfare training and some Japan-US-India joint minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay.[3]

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References

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