JS Nōmi
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History | |
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Name | Nōmi |
Namesake | Nōmi Island |
Builder | Japan Marine United, Yokohama[1] |
Cost | 12.6 Billion yen[1] |
Laid down | 19 May 2021[1] |
Launched | 24 October 2023[1] |
Commissioned | March 2025 (scheduled)[1] |
Identification | Pennant number: MSO-307[1] |
Status | To be commissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Awaji-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard[1] |
Length | 67 m (219 ft 10 in)[1] |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in)[1] |
Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Depth | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
Crew | around 50[1] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns |
Nōmi (のうみ) is a minesweeper of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the fourth ship of the Awaji class.[1] She is named after Nomi Island of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the second ship to be named in this manner, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Mikura-class escort ship Nōmi,[2] as well as the first in the JMSDF era.[3]
History
[edit]Nōmi was laid down on 19 May 2021 at the JMU Yokohama Works Tsurumi Plant[1] as the 307th minesweeper planned for fiscal year 2020, and she was named and launched on 24 October 2023.[4][1] She is scheduled to be commissioned in March 2025, after a period of being fitted out and undergoing sea trials.[citation needed]
The Nomi's hull was constructed from a composite fiber-reinforced plastic material to reduce weight as well as the magnetic signature of the ship during minesweeping operations, and the material is also highly corrosion-resistant. The ship is due to have an increased service life of about thirty years, while wooden-hulled minesweepers usually have a service life of about twenty years. JS Nomi is equipped with a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) surveillance system, which can locate objects under water, at long-range, in both day and night. The ship is also equipped with the Mitsui E&S Holdings’ expendable mine disposal system (EMDS) for mine identification as well as with the Hitachi-made variable depth sonar (VDS) system, which is designed to detect, locate, and classify mines.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Takahashi, Kosuke (October 24, 2023). "Japan Marine United launches fourth Awaji-class minesweeper". Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ Takahashi, Kosuke. "海上自衛隊の最新鋭掃海艦「のうみ」が進水 艦名は東能美島・西能美島の総称である「能美」に由来(高橋浩祐) - エキスパート" [The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's latest minesweeper "Noumi" is launched. The ship's name comes from "Nomi", the collective name for the islands of Higashi-Nomi and Nishi-Nomi]. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "3年ぶり! 最新掃海艦「のうみ」JMU横浜で進水 世界最大級のFRP船 海上自衛隊" [First in 3 years! Newest minesweeper "Noumi" launched at JMU Yokohama, the world's largest FRP ship, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "令和2年度計画掃海艦の命名式・進水式について" [Naming and launching ceremony for the FY2020 minesweeper] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2024.