JS Hirado

JS Hirado and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018
History
Japan
Name
  • Hirado
  • (ひらど)
NamesakeHirado
Ordered2014
BuilderJMU, Yokohama
Laid down10 April 2015
Launched10 February 2017
Commissioned16 March 2018
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationPennant number: MSO-305
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAwaji-class minesweeper
Displacement690 t (680 long tons) standard
Length66.8 m (219 ft 2 in)
Beam11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Depth5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement54
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns

JS Hirado (MSO-305) is the second ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Construction and career

Hirado was laid down on 10 April 2015 and launched on 10 February 2017 by Japan Marine United Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2018 and incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Yokosuka.[1][2]

From July 18 to July 30, 2018, she conducted a mine warfare training and a Japan-US-India joint minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay.[3]

  • JS Awaji and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018
    JS Awaji and JS Awaji on 30 April 2018
  • JS Hirado underway on 16 September 2019
    JS Hirado underway on 16 September 2019

Citations

  1. ^ "海自、掃海艦「ひらど」進水＝１８年３月就役予定：時事ドットコム". Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "掃海艦「ひらど」の引渡式・自衛艦旗授与式について" [Handover Ceremony and Presentation of the Self-Defense Force Flag for the Minesweeper "Hirado"] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "平成３０年度機雷戦訓練（陸奥湾）及び掃海特別訓練（日米印共同訓練）の実施について" [FY2018 Mine Warfare Training (Mutsu Bay) and Special Minesweeping Training (Japan-US-India Joint Training)] (PDF) (Press release). Maritime Staff Office. Retrieved 20 December 2024.