JS Yūbetsu (FFM-8)
Yūbetsu after the launch ceremony | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Name | Yūbetsu |
| Namesake | Yūbetsu River[1][2][3] |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tamano[1][2][3] |
| Cost | Approximately 46 to 47 billion yen |
| Laid down | 30 August 2022[3] |
| Launched | 14 November 2023[1][2][3] |
| Commissioned | 19 June 2025[4][3][5] |
| Identification | Pennant number: FFM-8[3] |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mogami-class frigate |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 132.5 m (434 ft 9 in)[1][2] |
| Beam | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Draft | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[1][2] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB, UUV,[2] USV[1][2] |
| Crew | around 90[1][2] |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | NOLQ-3E (Passive radar system + Electronic attack capability is integrated into the main radar antenna), Chaff dispenser |
| Armament |
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Yūbetsu (ゆうべつ) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the eighth ship of the Mogami class.[2] She was named after the Yūbetsu River in Hokkaido[1][2][3] and is the second ship to bear the name, after the Yūbari-class destroyer escort Yūbetsu.[6]
History
Yūbetsu was ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's Mid-Term Defense Program of 2021, and she was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems in Tamano[1] on 30 August 2022. She was christened and launched on 14 November 2023.[1][2] Although the acquisition cost of the Mk.41 VLS was included in the 2021 supplementary budget, it was decided to equip it at a later date, due to the global semiconductor shortage.[7] The ship was originally planned to be commissioned in March 2025 after a period of being fitted out and undergoing sea trials.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the delayed delivery of semiconductors, Yūbetsu was instead commissioned on 19 June 2025, being deployed to the Ōminato Naval Base.[5]
Notes
- ^ To be equipped later.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Parken, Oliver (17 November 2023). "Japan's Futuristic Mogami Frigates: Everything You Need To Know". The War Zone. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Vavasseur, Xavier (14 November 2023). "Japan's MHI Launches 'Yubetsu' 「ゆうべつ」Eigth [sic] FFM Mogami-Class Frigate For JMSDF". Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "FFM-8 JS Yubetsu Mogami class Frigate Japan Navy JMSDF". seaforces.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ a b "海上自衛隊・海上保安庁 艦船の動向 令和5年度を顧みて" [Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Coast Guard Ship Trends: Looking Back at FY2023]. Ships of the World (in Japanese) (1021). Kaijinsha: 143. July 2024.
- ^ a b Takahashi, Kosuke (19 June 2025). "海自もがみ型護衛艦8番艦「ゆうべつ」がVLS装備で就役 青森・大湊に初配備 初代と同じ母港" [The eighth JMSDF Mogami-class destroyer, the Yuubetsu, is commissioned with a VLS. It will be deployed to Ominato, Aomori for the first time. It will be the same home port as the first destroyer.]. Yahoo! News Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "防衛省向け3,900トン型護衛艦「ゆうべつ」の命名・進水式を玉野で実施 玉野における同型艦の進水は2番艦「くまの」に続き2隻目" [The naming and launching ceremony for the Ministry of Defense's 3,900-ton escort ship "Yubetsu" was held in Tamano. This is the second ship of the same type to be launched in Tamano, following the second ship "Kumano".]. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries website (in Japanese). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "造船の街"玉野"の自衛艦建造どうなる？ 護衛艦「ゆうべつ」進水 もがみ型は最後に" [What will happen to the construction of Self-Defense Forces ships in the shipbuilding town of Tamano? The destroyer "Yubetsu" will be launched, and the Mogami class will be the last]. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
External links
- Media related to JS Yūbetsu (FFM-8) at Wikimedia Commons