JS Mogami

History

Japan
Name	Mogami (もがみ)
Namesake	Mogami
Ordered	2018
Builder	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down	29 October 2019
Launched	3 March 2021
Commissioned	28 April 2022
Identification	Pennant number: FFM-1
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Mogami-class frigate
Displacement	3,900 tons standard 5,500 tons full load
Length	132 m (433 ft 1 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAG 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine 2 × MAN Diesel V28/33DD STC engine
Speed	over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew	90
Sensors & 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 16 × Mk-41 VLS Naval version of Type 03 Chū-SAM 2 × Remote weapon station
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60L helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar

JS Mogami (FFM-1) is the lead ship of the Mogami-class frigates of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after the Mogami River and shares her name with a World War II heavy cruiser Mogami and Cold War destroyer escort Mogami.