Awaji-class minesweeper: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Revision as of 01:15, 30 June 2021 edit Godsfriendchuck (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 9,384 edits removed Category:Ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; added Category:Minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force using HotCat ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 07:55, 2 April 2025 edit undo EditorGirlAL07 (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 2,931 edits →Ships in the class: Nōmi has been commissioned
(15 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 6: {{Infobox ship image \| Ship image = File:JS Awaji(MSO-304) & Hirado(MSO-305) left front view at JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base April 30, 2018.jpg \| Ship caption = [[{{JS \|Awaji (\|MSO-304)\|~~JS Awaji]]~~6}} and [[{{JS \|Hirado (\|MSO-305)\|~~JS Hirado]]~~6}} on 29 November 2013 }}{{Infobox ship class overview \| Class before = [[{{sclass\|Yaeyama~~-class~~ \|minesweeper\|~~''Yaeyama'' class]]~~4}} \| Class after = ~~''N/A''~~ \| Name = ''Awaji'' \| Builders = [[Japan Marine United\|JMU]], [[Yokohama]] \| Total ships planned = 4 \| Built range = ~~2014-2019~~2014–2019 \| Total ships on order = 1 \| Total ships completed = 3 Line 29: \| Ship propulsion = 2 × [[Diesel–electric transmission\|diesel electric engine]]s 2 × shafts \| Ship speed = {{convert\|14\|kn~~\|abbr=on~~\|lk=in}} \| Ship range = \| Ship endurance = Line 37: [[Sonar\|OQQ-10-1 sonar]] [[Sonar\|ZQS-4 sonar]] [[~~Autonomous underwater vehicle~~REMUS_(AUV)\|OZZ-2 UUV]] \| Ship EW = \| Ship armament = 1 × ~~single~~ [[~~Remote~~M61 ~~Firing System~~Vulcan\|JM61R-MS ~~20mm~~20 mm gun]]s \| Ship notes = \| Ship aircraft facilities = Line 45: \|} The '''''Awaji'' class''' is a class of [[~~Minesweeper\|minesweepers~~minesweeper]]s of the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] (JMSDF).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mod.go.jp/j/yosan/yosan_gaiyo/2013/yosan.pdf \|title=我が国の防衛と予算 \|trans-title=Defense Programs and Budget of Japan \|publisher=Ministry of Defense \|language=ja \|access-date=31 May 2021 \|archive-date=19 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219235642/https://www.mod.go.jp/j/yosan/yosan_gaiyo/2013/yosan.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> == Development == The ''Awaji'' -class is the successor to the [[{{sclass\|Yaeyama~~-class~~ \|minesweeper\|~~''Yaeyama''~~4}}. ~~class~~The ~~minesweeper]],~~hulls ~~and~~are isconstructed ~~the~~of [[Fibre-reinforced plastic\|fiber -reinforced plastic]] (FRP) ~~ship~~along ~~that~~the ~~follows~~lines of the [[{{sclass\|Enoshima~~-class~~ \|minesweeper\|~~''Enoshima'' class]] among the vessels of the Maritime Self-Defense Force~~4}}. Since many ~~mines~~[[naval mine]]s are of the magnetic type, it was necessary to avoid the use of metal in the hull of minesweepers that dispose of ~~mines~~that type, and, previously, most ~~of them~~minesweepers were ~~made~~constructed of wood. By making the ''Awaji'' -class FRP, the standard displacement of the ships is reduced by 30%, and the life of the ~~hull~~hulls isare extended, although - it has almost the same dimensions as the previous wooden ''Yaeyama'' -class. In the image diagram of the budget request for the 2013 government budget, stealth was improved, but, in the budget request for the following ~~2014~~year, the ''Enoshima'' -class was enlarged. ItThis class of ships is one of the largest FRP ships in the world. [[Japan Marine United]] (JMU), which possesses the construction technology and equipment for large FRP vessels, handed over the third ship [[{{JS \|Etajima (\|MSO-306)\|~~Etajima]]~~2}} to the Maritime Self-Defense Force on ~~March~~ 16, March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=最新鋭掃海艦「えたじま」が就役――海自最大のFRP船（高橋浩祐） - Yahoo!ニュース\|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/takahashikosuke/20210316-00227619/ \|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=Yahoo!ニュース個人\|language=ja}}</ref> The [[Ministry of ~~Defence~~Defense (Japan)\|Ministry of Defense]] and the Maritime Self-Defense Force budgeted 12.6 ~~billion~~Billion yen for the construction of the ~~4th~~fourth ''Awaji''-class ship, following ''Etajima'', in the 2020 budget. == Ships in the class == Line 63: \|- \|MSO-304 \|~~''[[~~{{JS \|Awaji (\|MSO-304)\|~~Awaji]]''~~2}} \| rowspan="34" \|[[Japan Marine United]], [[Yokohama]] \|27 February 2014 \|27 October 2015<ref>{{Citation\|title=海上自衛隊新型掃海艦「あわじ」進水深い位置の機雷除去も可能に\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSwP8MG2dYE\|language=en\|access-date=2021-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=INC\|first=SANKEI DIGITAL\|date=2015-10-27\|title=海自の新型掃海艦の進水式「あわじ」と命名２９年３月就役予定\|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20151027-QZNRE6BPVBMRHOSG3S654VYUFA/\|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=産経ニュース\|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=掃海艦の命名ならびに進水式について｜2015年度｜プレスリリース｜ジャパンマリンユナイテッド株式会社\|url=https://www.jmuc.co.jp/press/2015/awaji-launch.html\|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=www.jmuc.co.jp}}</ref> \|16 March 2017 \|[[Yokosuka]] \|- \|MSO-305 \|[[{{JS \|Hirado (\|MSO-305)\|~~''Hirado'']]~~2}} \|10 April 2015 \|10 February 2017 Line 78: \|- \|MSO-306 \|[[{{JS \|Etajima (\|MSO-306)\|~~''Etajima'']]~~2}} \|22 February 2018 \|12 December 2019<ref>{{Cite web\|title=掃海艦の命名ならびに進水式について～国内最大のＦＲＰ製掃海艦の進水式～｜2019年度｜プレスリリース｜ジャパンマリンユナイテッド株式会社\|url=https://www.jmuc.co.jp/press/2019/29MSO%20Naming.html\|access-date=2021-05-31\|website=www.jmuc.co.jp}}</ref> \|16 March 2021<ref>{{cite press release\| url=https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/202103/20210312-03.pdf \|title=掃海艦「えたじま」の引渡式・自衛艦旗授与式について \|language=ja \|publisher=Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force \|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> \|[[Kure]] \|- \|MSO-307 \| {{JS\|Nōmi\|MSO-307\|2}} ~~\| colspan="3" \|TBC~~ \|19 May 2021 ~~\|Expected, 2022~~ \|24 October 2023 ~~\|Expected, 2024~~ \|12 March 2025<ref name=takahashi12march>{{cite news \|last=Takahashi \|first=Kosuke \|date=12 March 2025 \|title=最新の掃海艦「のうみ」就役　配備先は呉基地　海自より長い歴史を持つ日本の掃海部隊（動画付き） \|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/d77228116d18f9dba064e689f6fc9e862f0bb245 \|trans-title=The latest minesweeper "Noumi" is commissioned and deployed to the Kure base. Japan's minesweeping unit has a longer history than the MSDF (video included) \|work=[[Yahoo! News Japan]] \|language=ja \|___location= \|publisher= \|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref> \| \|Kure \|} == ~~Citations~~ References== {{reflist}} ~~<references />~~ ==External links== {{cite web\|last=Takahashi\|first=Kosuke\|title=Japan Marine United launches fourth Awaji-class minesweeper\|website=Naval News\|date=October 24, 2023\|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/japan-marine-united-launches-fourth-awaji-class-minesweeper/\|access-date=January 27, 2025\|quote="In addition, the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo has allocated about 13.4 billion yen ($89.6 million) for fiscal year 2022 to build the fifth vessel of the class."}} {{Awaji-class minesweeper}}▼ {{Combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force}} ▲{{Awaji-class minesweeper}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Awaji}} ~~[[Category:2010s ships]]~~ [[Category:Ships built in Japan]] [[Category:Awaji-class minesweepers\| ]]