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Nagara (ながら) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the tenth ship of the Mogami class. She is named after the Nagara River, becoming the second ship to bear this name, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Nagara-class cruiser Nagara, as well as being the first in the JMSDF era to be named in this manner.

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History
Japan
NameNagara
NamesakeNagara River
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard
CostAbout 51.4 billion yen1
Laid down6 July 2023
Launched19 December 2024
Commissioned29 June 2026
Home portKure
IdentificationPennant number: FFM-10
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeMogami-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,900 t (3,800 long tons; 4,300 short tons) (standard)
  • 5,500 t (5,400 long tons; 6,100 short tons) (full load)
Length132.5 m (434 ft 9 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

Nagara (ながら) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the tenth ship of the Mogami class. She is named after the Nagara River,23 becoming the second ship to bear this name, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Nagara-class cruiser Nagara, as well as being the first in the JMSDF era to be named in this manner.1

History

Nagara was ordered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's 2022 Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 6 July 2023. After being christened and launched on 19 December 2024,2 Nagara underwent a period of being fitted out and sea trials before her commissioning on 29 June 2026.145

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References

  1. Takahashi, Kosuke (19 December 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches 10th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". The Diplomat. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. Takahashi, Kosuke. "海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦10番艦「ながら」進水 艦名は長良川に由来（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート" [The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's latest Mogami-class destroyer, the 10th ship, "Nagara," is launched. The ship's name comes from the Nagara River]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. "防衛省向け3,900トン型護衛艦「ながら」の命名・進水式を長崎で実施" [Naming and launching ceremony for the Ministry of Defense's 3,900-ton escort ship "Nagara" held in Nagasaki]. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (in Japanese). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. Takahashi, Kosuke (19 December 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches Tenth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". Naval News. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. Takahashi, Kosuke (29 June 2026). "Japan Commissions 10th Mogami-class Frigate 'Nagara' 「ながら」". Naval News. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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