JS Niyodo
Mogami-class frigate
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Niyodo (によど) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the seventh ship of the Mogami class. She was named after the Niyodo River,[4] and the second ship to be named so, after the Chikugo-class destroyer escort JDS Niyodo.[5][1] The Imperial Japanese Navy had plans to name the second Oyodo-class cruiser after the Niyodo River, but her construction was cancelled.[4]
Launch ceremony of the Niyodo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Niyodo |
| Namesake | Niyodo River[1][2] |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki[1][2] |
| Laid down | 30 June 2022[2] |
| Launched | 26 September 2023[1][2] |
| Commissioned | 21 May 2025[3] |
| Identification | Pennant number: FFM-7 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mogami-class frigate |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Beam | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Draft | 9 m (29 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[1] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB, UUV, USV |
| Crew | around 90[1] |
| 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-60L helicopter |
Construction and career
Niyodo was ordered in March 2022 (for about 47.4 billion yen)[1] by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 30 June 2022.[2] She was named and launched on 26 September 2023.[6][1][2] Although the Mk.41 VLS was included in the 2021 supplementary budget, it was decided that it will be fitted later due to the global semiconductor shortage.[7] After fitting out and undergoing a series of sea trials, the ship was originally scheduled to be commissioned in December 2024.[8] The schedule was later pushed back to 21 May 2025,[3] and according to journalist Kosuke Takahashi, it is uncertain whether or not the delayed commissioning date allowed the Mark 41 VLS to be fitted, or a decision made by the JMSDF to equip the VLS during Niyodo's fitting out process.[9] While Niyodo was eventually commissioned and assigned to the 12th Escort Fleet based at Kure, Takahashi disclosed a statement by the Public Relations Office of the Maritime Staff Office that the COVID-19 pandemic had also delayed the ship's entry to service.[10]
Notes
- To be equipped later.
