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JS Natori

Natori (なとり) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF),[5] and the ninth ship of the Mogami class.[2][1][3] She is named after the Natori River, which flows through the cities of Natori and Sendai in the Miyagi Prefecture,[5][1] and the second ship to be named this way, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Nagara-class cruiser Natori,[1] as well as the first in the JMSDF era.[5]

Launch ceremony of the Natori
History
Japan
NameNatori
NamesakeNatori River
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
CostApproximately 54.1 billion yen[1]
Laid down6 July 2023
Launched24 June 2024[2][1]
Commissioned21 May 2026[3][4]
Home portŌminato
IdentificationPennant number: FFM-9[1]
StatusIn service[1]
General characteristics
Class & typeMogami-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,900 t (3,800 long tons; 4,300 short tons)[1] (standard)
  • 5,500 t (5,400 long tons; 6,100 short tons) (full load)[2][3]
Length132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)
Beam16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)[1]
Draft9 m (29 ft 6 in)[1]
Propulsion
Speedmore than 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[1]
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB, UUV,[1] USV[1]
Crewaround 90[1]
Sensors &
processing systems
  • OPY-2 (X-band multi-purpose AESA radar)[1]
  • OAX-3(EO/IR)[1]
  • OQQ-25 (VDS + TASS)[1]
  • OQQ-11 (Mine-hunting sonar)[1]
  • 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

History

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Natori was ordered in March 2023[1] by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at the MHI Nagasaki Shipyard on 6 July 2023. She was christened and launched on 24 June 2024,[2][1] and was commissioned on 21 May 2026 after a period of fitting out and subsequent sea trials.[6][4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Takahashi, Kosuke (June 24, 2024). "Japan's MHI Launches Ninth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Japan launches ninth Mogami-class frigate". June 25, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bisht, Inder Singh (June 27, 2024). "Japan Launches 9th Futuristic Mogami Warship". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Nagasaki Culture Telecasting (21 May 2026). "【長崎】防衛省「期待は極めて大きい」三菱重工長崎造船所で最新鋭の護衛艦「なとり」引き渡し" [[Nagasaki] Ministry of Defense: "Expectations are extremely high" - Delivery of the state-of-the-art destroyer "Natori" at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard]. Yahoo! News Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "いま何番艦？ 最新護衛艦「なとり」進水 海上自衛隊では初の名前 由来は東北・宮城県" [What ship is it now? Newest destroyer "Natori" launched, the first of its kind in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, named after Miyagi Prefecture in Tohoku]. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). メディア・ヴァーグ. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  6. ↑ Takahashi, Kosuke (2024-06-24). "海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦9番艦「なとり」進水　艦名は宮城県の名取川に由来" [The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's latest Mogami-class destroyer, the ninth, "Natori," is launched. The ship's name comes from the Natori River in Miyagi Prefecture.]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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