JS Tatsuta
 Tatsuta during her launch ceremony
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name | Tatsuta |
| Namesake | Tatsuta River |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard |
| Cost | Approximately 46 to 47 billion yen |
| Laid down | 3 July 2024 |
| Launched | 2 July 2025 |
| Commissioned | December 2026 (scheduled) |
| Identification | FFM-11 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mogami-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 132.5 m (434 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB, UUV, USV |
| Crew | 90-100 |
| Sensors & 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-60K patrol helicopter |
JS Tatsuta (Japanese: たつた; Hull Number: FFM-11) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the eleventh ship of the Mogami-class.[1] She was named after the Tatsuta River, a tributary of the Yamato River that flows near Ikoma in the Nara Prefecture.[2][better source needed] Tatsuta is the third ship to bear the name, after the Imperial Japanese Navy unprotected cruiser Tatsuta, and the Tenryu-class cruiser Tatsuta.[3]
Construction and career
[edit]As part of the Mid-Term Defense Program, Tatsuta was ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in the fisical year 2023, with her keel being laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 3 July 2024. The ship was christened and launched on 2 July 2025, and after a period of being fitted out and undergoing sea trials, she is scheduled to be commissioned in December 2026.[1]
References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b "海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦11番艦「たつた」進水 艦名は竜田川に由来 旧海軍軽巡洋艦の名を継承（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ 防衛省 海上自衛隊 [@JMSDF_PAO] (2025-07-02). "本日、三菱重工業株式会社長崎造船所おいて、もがみ 型 護衛艦「たつた」の命名式・進水式が執り行われました。" (Tweet). Retrieved 2025-07-02 – via Twitter.
- ^ "自衛隊で初の艦名！ 最新護衛艦「たつた」進水 由来は海なしの内陸県です". 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
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