JS Mikuma

	JS Mikuma
History
Japan
Name	Mikuma ; (みくま);
Namesake	Mikuma
Ordered	2020
Builder	Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
Laid down	15 July 2020
Launched	10 December 2021
Commissioned	7 March 2023
Identification	Pennant number: FFM-4
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Mogami-class frigate
Displacement	3,900 tons standard; 5,500 tons full load;
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODAG; 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine; 2 × MAN Diesel V28/33DD STC engine;
Speed	over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew	90
Sensors and ; processing systems	OPY-2 (X-band multi-purpose AESA radar); OAX-3(EO/IR); OQQ-25 (VDS + TASS); OQQ-11 (Mine-hunting sonar); OYQ-1 (Combat management system); OYX-1-29 (Console display system);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	NOLQ-3E (Passive radar system + Electronic attack capability is integrated into the main radar antenna), Chaff dispenser
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun ; 2 × missile canisters for a total of 8 Type 17 anti-ship missiles; 1 × SeaRAM; Type 12 torpedoes; Simplified mine laying equipment; 16 × Mk-41 VLS ; Naval version of Type 03 Chū-SAM; 2 × Remote weapon station;
Aircraft carried	1 × SH-60L helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar

JS Mikuma (FFM-4) is the fourth ship of the Mogami-class frigates of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after the Mikuma River and shares her name with a World War II heavy cruiser Mikuma and Cold War destroyer escort Mikuma.

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