JS Nagara

This article is about the frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. For the cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, see Japanese cruiser Nagara.

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 the first in the JMSDF era.^[1]

Nagara being launched
History
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)
Identification	Pennant number: FFM-10
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class and 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 and 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

History

Nagara was ordered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's 2022 Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 6 July 2023. After being christened and launched on 19 December 2024,^[2] Nagara will undergo a period of being fitted out and sea trials before her commissioning in March 2026.^[1][4]