12.12.2021, 14:08
Zitat:Japan’s MHI launches fourth Mogami-class frigate for JMSDFhttps://www.naval-technology.com/news/mh...s-frigate/
Shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched a new multirole frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
JMSDF said on its Twitter account that the naming and launching ceremony for its fourth Mogami-class frigate was held at MHI’s Nagasaki Works yard on 10 December. This fourth Mogami-class frigate has been christened ‘Mikuma’, derived from Mikuma River at Oita prefecture in Kyusyu, Japan. [...] The vessels of the class have a standard displacement of some 3,900t. Each frigate will have a length of up to 130m and width of 16m and will be equipped with a Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine.
Other weapons include a Mk 45 gun, two remote weapon stations over the bridge, one SeaRAM, a 16-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) at the bow, an SH-60L helicopter, torpedoes, eight anti-ship missiles, as well as decoy launchers.
Schneemann