The '''''Awaji'' class''' is a class of [[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|minesweeper|4}}. The hulls are constructed of [[Fibre-reinforced plastic|fiber-reinforced plastic]] (FRP) along the lines of the {{sclass|Enoshima|minesweeper|4}}. Since many [[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 that type, and, previously, most of themminesweepers were constructed of wood. By making the ''Awaji''-class FRP, the standard displacement of the ships is reduced by 30%, and the life of the hullhulls 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 2014year, 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|2}} to the Maritime Self-Defense Force on 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 Defense (Japan)|Ministry of Defense]] and the Maritime Self-Defense Force budgeted 12.6 billionBillion yen for the construction of the fourth ''Awaji''-class ship, following ''Etajima'', in the 2020 budget.
== Ships in the class ==
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