JS Etajima
Awaji-class minesweeper of JMSDF
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JS Etajima (MSO-306) is the third ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[2]
JS Etajima underway on 16 March 2021 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | Etajima |
| Ordered | 2017 |
| Builder | JMU, Yokohama[1][2] |
| Laid down | 22 February 2018 |
| Launched | 12 December 2019[1] |
| Commissioned | 16 March 2021[1][2] |
| Home port | Kure |
| Identification | Pennant number: MSO-306[2] |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Awaji-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard[1] |
| Length | 66.8 m (219 ft 2 in)[1][2] |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
| Complement | 54 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm gun[1] |
Construction and career
Etajima was laid down on 22 February 2018 and launched on 12 December 2019 by Japan Marine United (JMU) Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2021,[1] and she was then incorporated into the 3rd Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Kure.[3][4][2]
On 1 April 2025, Etajima along with JS Bungo arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka for a goodwill visit scheduled to last until 4 April.[5]
Gallery
JS Etajima being launched on 12 December 2019
