JS Etajima underway on 16 March 2021
History
Japan
Name
  • Etajima
  • (えたじま)
NamesakeEtajima
Ordered2017
BuilderJMU, Yokohama
Laid down22 February 2018
Launched12 December 2019
Commissioned16 March 2021
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: MSO-306
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAwaji-class minesweeper
Displacement690 t (680 long tons) standard
Length66.8 m (219 ft 2 in)
Beam11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Depth5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement54
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns

JS Etajima (MSO-306) is the third ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Construction and career

Etajima was laid down on 22 February 2018 and launched on 12 December 2019 by Japan Marine United Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2021 and was incorporated It was incorporated into the 3rd Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Kure.[1][2]

Citations

  1. "命名・進水式|海上自衛隊 〔JMSDF〕 オフィシャルサイト". www.mod.go.jp. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "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.
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