Japan commissions third Awaji-class minesweeper
16 March 2021
by Kosuke Takahashi
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its third Awaji-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) in a ceremony held on 16 March in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Named
Etajima (with pennant number MSO 306), the 67 m-long boat was inducted into the service’s Minesweeper Division 3 at the Kure naval base in Hiroshima Prefecture shortly after being handed over by shipbuilder Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation, which also built the other two ships of the class.
The JMSDF commissioned
Etajima
, its third Awaji-class MCMV, in a ceremony held on 16 March in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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In 2018, the Scottish Government and the City of Yokohama shared the philosophy of “growing together” in a joint declaration on interchange and collaboration.
The two bodies are currently fruitful partnerships in culture, tourism, marine industries, sports, inter-university exchanges, and, importantly, both bodies share the same values when it comes to SDGs.
In 2020, the Scottish International Development Agency participated in the virtual “Yokohama Sea Expo 2020”, while the Scottish Government and the City of Yokohama are both working to protect the global environment and aiming for true sustainable development.
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