JS Yahagi

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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Yahagi.
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History
File:Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
NameYahagi
NamesakeYahagi River
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down24 June 2021
Launched23 June 2022
Commissioned21 May 2024
HomeportMaizuru
IdentificationPennant number: FFM-5
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
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

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

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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]

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Notes

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  1. ^ The delivery was originally scheduled for December 2023, but was postponed due to delays in the delivery of government-supplied goods.[4]

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