JS Tatsuta (Japanese: たつた; Hull Number: FFM-11) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the eleventh ship of the Mogami-class.[1] She was named after the Tatsuta River, a tributary of the Yamato River that flows near Ikoma in the Nara Prefecture.[2][better source needed] Tatsuta is the third ship to bear the name, after the Imperial Japanese Navy unprotected cruiser Tatsuta, and the Tenryu-class cruiser Tatsuta.[3]
Construction and career
As part of the Mid-Term Defense Program, Tatsuta was ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in the fisical year 2023, with her keel being laid down at MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard on 3 July 2024. The ship was christened and launched on 2 July 2025, and after a period of being fitted out and undergoing sea trials, she is scheduled to be commissioned in December 2026.[1]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b “海上自衛隊の最新鋭もがみ型護衛艦11番艦「たつた」進水 艦名は竜田川に由来 旧海軍軽巡洋艦の名を継承（高橋浩祐） – エキスパート”. Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ 防衛省 海上自衛隊 [@JMSDF_PAO] (2025-07-02). “本日、三菱重工業株式会社長崎造船所おいて、もがみ 型 護衛艦「たつた」の命名式・進水式が執り行われました。” (Tweet). Retrieved 2025-07-02 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ “自衛隊で初の艦名！ 最新護衛艦「たつた」進水 由来は海なしの内陸県です”. 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.