JS Bingo

Bingo (びんご) is a surveillance ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the fourth ship of the Hibiki class. She was named after the Bingo Sea, which spans across the central Seto Inland Sea.^[1] This makes her the first ship to be named in this manner, as the Imperial Japanese Navy never had a ship named after the Bingo Sea.^[2]

Bingo on her launching day
History
Japan
Name	Bingo
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems, Tamano
Cost	Approx. 19.6 billion yen
Laid down	19 March 2024
Launched	17 February 2025
Commissioned	March 2026 (scheduled)
Identification	Hull number: AOS-5204
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class and type	Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship
Displacement	Standard: 2,900 t (2,900 long tons) Full load: 3,800 t (3,700 long tons)
Length	67.0 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam	29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)
Draft	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Depth	15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
Installed power	3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 8V 4000 M33S diesel engines 2 x shafts
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Crew	About 40
Sensors and processing systems	AN/UQQ-2 sonar
Aviation facilities	Helipad

History

Under the JMSDF's 2022 Mid-Term Defense Program, Bingo was laid down on 19 March 2024 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems' Tamano shipyard, and was named and launched on 17 February 2025.^[1][3] The ship is scheduled to be commissioned in around March 2026.^[2]