JS Niyodo
 Launch ceremony of the Niyodo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Niyodo |
| Namesake | Niyodo River[1][2] |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki[1][2] |
| Laid down | 30 June 2022[2] |
| Launched | 26 September 2023[1][2] |
| Commissioned | Early 2025 (scheduled)[2] |
| Identification | Pennant number: FFM-7 |
| Status | To be commissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mogami-class frigate |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Beam | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Draft | 9 m (29 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[1] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB, UUV, USV |
| Crew | around 90[1] |
| Sensors and 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 |
Niyodo (によど) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the seventh ship of the Mogami class. She was named after the Niyodo River,[3] and the second ship to be named so, after the Chikugo-class destroyer escort JDS Niyodo.[4][1] The Imperial Japanese Navy had plans to name the second Oyodo-class cruiser after the Niyodo River, but her construction was cancelled.[3]
Construction and career
[edit]Niyodo was ordered in March 2022 (for about 47.4 billion yen)[1] by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 30 June 2022.[2] She was named and launched on 26 September 2023.[5][1][2] Although the Mk.41 VLS was included in the 2021 supplementary budget, it was decided[by whom?] that it will be fitted later due to the global semiconductor shortage.[6] After fitting out and undergoing a series of sea trials, the ship was scheduled to be commissioned in December 2024.[7] The schedule was later pushed back to the first half of 2025, and according to Kosuke Takahashi, it is uncertain whether or not the delayed commissioning date allowed the Mark 41 VLS to be fitted, or a decision made by the JMSDF to equip the VLS during Niyodo's fitting out process.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ To be equipped later.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Takahashi, Kosuke (26 September 2023). "Japan's MHI Launches 7th Mogami-class Frigate for JMSDF". Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "FFM-7 JS Niyodo Mogami class Frigate Japan Navy JMSDF". seaforces.org. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ a b "早くも7隻目！ 海自の次世代護衛艦「によど」進水 FFMもがみ型 就役はいつ？" [Already the seventh ship! The JMSDF's next-generation destroyer "Niyodo" has been launched. When will the FFM Mogami-class be commissioned?] (in Japanese). 乗りものニュース. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "海自もがみ型護衛艦7番艦「によど」進水 艦名は仁淀川に由来 もがみ型は12隻で終了し新型FFMへ（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート" [The seventh JMSDF Mogami-class destroyer "Niyodo" is launched. The ship's name comes from the Niyodo River. The Mogami-class will end with 12 ships and move to a new FFM (Kousuke Takahashi) - Expert]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "令和３年度計画護衛艦の命名式・進水式について" [Naming and launching ceremony for the FY2021 destroyer] (PDF) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "造船の街"玉野"の自衛艦建造どうなる？ 護衛艦「ゆうべつ」進水 もがみ型は最後に" [What will happen to the construction of Self-Defense Forces ships in the shipbuilding town of Tamano? The destroyer "Yubetsu" will be launched, and the Mogami class will be the last]. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ 海人社 2024.
- ^ Takahashi, Kosuke (23 March 2025). "もがみ型護衛艦のVLS、7番艦「によど」から就役時に設置" [VLS to be installed on Mogami-class destroyers, starting with the seventh ship, Niyodo, when it is commissioned]. Yahoo! News Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
Bibliography
[edit]- 海人社, ed. (2024), "海上自衛隊・海上保安庁 艦船の動向 令和5年度を顧みて" [Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Coast Guard Ship Trends: Looking Back at FY2023], 世界の艦船 (in Japanese), no. 1021, Kaijinsha, p. 143
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