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	Nagara being launched
History
Japan
Name	Nagara
Namesake	Nagara River
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard
Cost	About 51.4 billion yen
Laid down	6 July 2023
Launched	19 December 2024
Commissioned	March 2026 (scheduled)[needs update]
Identification	Pennant number: FFM-10
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class & type	Mogami-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);
Length	132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)
Beam	16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draft	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAG; 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine; 2 × MAN Diesel V28/33DD STC engine; 2 × shafts;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew	90-100
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	1 × 5 in (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun ; 2 × missile canisters for a total of 8 Type 17 anti-ship missiles; 1 × SeaRAM; Type 12 torpedoes; Simplified mine laying equipment; 2 × Mk-41 VLS (16 cells total); Naval version of Type 03 Chū-SAM; 2 × Remote weapon station;

NameNagara

CostAbout 51.4 billion yen^[1]

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,^[2]^[3] 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]

v t e Mogami-class frigates
Mogami Kumano Noshiro Mikuma Yahagi Agano Niyodo Yūbetsu Natori Nagara Tatsuta Yoshii
Preceded by: Abukuma class Followed by: New FFM
List of frigates of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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History

Nagara being launched




Japan
Name	Nagara
Namesake	Nagara River
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard
Cost	About 51.4 billion yen^[1]
Laid down	6 July 2023
Launched	19 December 2024
Commissioned	March 2026 (scheduled)^{[needs update]}
Identification	Pennant number: FFM-10
Status	Fitting out


General characteristics
Class & type	Mogami-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)
Length	132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)
Beam	16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draft	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAG 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine 2 × MAN Diesel V28/33DD STC engine 2 × shafts
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew	90-100
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	1 × 5 in (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun 2 × missile canisters for a total of 8 Type 17 anti-ship missiles 1 × SeaRAM Type 12 torpedoes Simplified mine laying equipment 2 × Mk-41 VLS (16 cells total) Naval version of Type 03 Chū-SAM 2 × Remote weapon station