JS Hirado
Awaji-class minesweeper of JMSDF
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JS Hirado (MSO-305) is the second ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
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JS Hirado and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Hirado |
| Ordered | 2014 |
| Builder | JMU, Yokohama |
| Laid down | 10 April 2015 |
| Launched | 10 February 2017 |
| Commissioned | 16 March 2018 |
| Home port | Yokosuka |
| Identification | Pennant number: MSO-305 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Awaji-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard |
| Length | 66.8 m (219 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| 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) |
| Complement | 54 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm gun |
Construction and career
Hirado was laid down on 10 April 2015 and launched on 10 February 2017 by Japan Marine United (JMU) Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2018, and she was then incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Yokosuka.[1][2]
From July 18 to July 30, 2018, she conducted mine warfare training and some Japan-US-India joint minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay.[3]
Gallery
JS Awaji and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018
JS Hirado underway on 16 September 2019
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