JS Etajima
 JS Etajima underway on 16 March 2021
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | Etajima |
| Ordered | 2017 |
| Builder | JMU, Yokohama[1][2] |
| Laid down | 22 February 2018 |
| Launched | 12 December 2019[1] |
| Commissioned | 16 March 2021[1][2] |
| Homeport | Kure |
| Identification | Pennant number: MSO-306[2] |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Awaji-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard[1] |
| Length | 66.8 m (219 ft 2 in)[1][2] |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
| Complement | 54 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns[1] |
JS Etajima (MSO-306) is the third ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[2]
Construction and career
[edit]Etajima was laid down on 22 February 2018 and launched on 12 December 2019 by Japan Marine United (JMU) Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2021,[1] and she was then incorporated into the 3rd Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Kure.[3][4][2]
Gallery
[edit]-
JS Etajima being launched on 12 December 2019
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prevljak, Naida Hakirevic (16 March 2021). "JMSDF commissions 3rd Awaji-class minesweeper". Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Japan commissions third Awaji-class minesweeper". 16 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "命名・進水式｜海上自衛隊 〔JMSDF〕 オフィシャルサイト". mod.go.jp. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "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". Yahoo!ニュース 個人 (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 May 2021.