JS Mikuma
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JS Mikuma (FFM-4) is the fourth ship of the Mogami-class frigates of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1] She was named after the Mikuma River and shares her name with a World War II heavy cruiser Mikuma and Cold War destroyer escort Mikuma.
For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Mikuma.
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JS Mikuma | |
History | |
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Japan | |
Name |
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Namesake | Mikuma |
Ordered | 2020 |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
Laid down | 15 July 2020 |
Launched | 10 December 2021 |
Commissioned | 7 March 2023 |
Identification | Pennant number: FFM-4 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mogami-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 133 m (436 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB, UUV, USV |
Crew | 90 |
Sensors and 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 |
Aviation facilities | Single hangar |
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