Lead next-gen multi-mission frigate launched for JMSDF
March 3, 2021,
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Naida Hakirevic
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched JS Mogami (FFM-1), the first-in-class of next-generation multi-mission frigates ordered by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The naming and launching ceremony took place at MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works on 3 March 2021.
MAR,the naming and launch ceremony was held at Nagasaki Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. for the new FFM named “MOGAMI”. She is the first MOGAMI type of FFM and her name comes from Mogami River where located in Yamagata. It is said that Mogami River is‟the mother river". pic.twitter.com/9yzejVxVCx— Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (@jmsdf_pao_eng) March 3, 2021