JSUraga

JSUraga
History
Japan
Name	Uraga (うらが)
Namesake	Uraga
Ordered	1994
Builder	Hitachi,Maizuru
Laid down	19 May 1995
Launched	22 May 1996
Commissioned	19 March 1997
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number:431999558 Pennant number:MST-463
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Uraga-classmine countermeasures ship
Displacement	5,650 t (5,560long tons) standard 6,850 t (6,740 long tons) full load
Length	141 m (462 ft 7 in)
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draft	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Depth	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 ×Mitsui12V42M-A Diesel 2 × axes
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement	170
Sensors and processing systems	OPS-39C OPS-14C OPS-20 Type 3 minelaying device Mk105 aeromagnetic device Mk104 aeronautical device Type 81 fire control system Sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	NOLR-8 Mk.137 Decoy launcher
Armament	1 ×OTO Melara 76 mmnaval gun 2 ×Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 ×M2 Browning
Aviation facilities	Hangarandhelipad

JSUraga(MST-463),a ship of theJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force,is thelead shipof theUraga-classmine countermeasure vessels.

Construction and career

Uragawaslaid downatHitachi Zosen CorporationMaizuruShipyard on 19 May 1995 andlaunchedon 22 May 1996. She was commissioned on 19 May 1997.She was transferred to theYokosuka District Force.

On 7 November 1999, she conducted transportation training for Japanese nationals abroad aroundYokosukaandSagami Bay.In this training,JSShirane,JSMurasame,JSAmagiri,JSTowada,and theGround Self-Defense Forcealso participated. A guidance team formed by the 1st Airborne Brigade participated.

On 13 March 2000, the minesweeping force was reorganized and incorporated as a ship under direct control.

On 25 November 2001, she departed for theArabian Seafor cooperation and support activities based on the Act on Special Measures Against Terrorism. On 12 December, she entered the port ofKarachi,Pakistanwith the escort shipJSSawagiri,and put together 1,025 tents, 18,600 blankets, 7,925 vinyl sheets, 19,980 sleeping mats, and 19,600 water containers for the High Commissioner for Refugees. Handed over to the office. She leftKarachi Porton 13 December for Japan and returned on 31 December.

From 21 April to 7 May 2004, she participated in the second Western Pacific minesweeping training conducted in the waters aroundSingaporewith the minesweeperJSHachijōandJSUkushima.

On 4 August 2005,Russiawas dispatched to rescue the Russian deep-sea rescue boat AS28, which was unable to surface off the coast ofPetropavlovsk Kamchatsky,Uragaalongside thesubmarine rescue shipJSChiyoda,JSYugeshima,JSUwajima.She returns on the 7th of the same month after a successful rescue of an airlifted British unmanned submersible. She is the first Maritime Self-Defense Force to carry out an international rescue mission. On 25 November, the same year, at the request of theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,she was dispatched to Karachi, Pakistan, along with the escort ship JSSawagirito carry supplies such as tents and blankets for refugees inAfghanistan.After she carried out the relief supplies, she broke up withSawagiriand returned toJapanon 31 December.

On 16 July 2007, a disaster dispatch was carried out in theNiigata Chuetsu-oki Earthquakethat occurred.

On 11 March 2011, she was dispatched to theGreat East Japan Earthquakecaused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake. At the time of the earthquake, theUniversal Shipbuilding Keihin Plantwas inspecting annually, and because the engine was overhauled, it was not possible to dispatch immediately, so we will participate from 18 April after completion.

In September of the same year, she was the first JMSDF ship to call with theJSTsushimaatDa Nang PortinVietnamand atPort Blairin theAndaman Islands,Indian Ocean.After that, she was called atBahrain,Minasalmanon 14 October, and participated in a multilateral minesweeping training co-sponsored by theUnited Statesand theUnited Kingdomin thePersian Gulfoff Bahrain from the following 15th to 30th, and returned to Japan on 1 December.

She participated in the US-sponsored international minesweeping training held in the Persian Gulf from 16 to 27 September 2012 with the minesweeper JSHachijō.

From 4 to 26 April 2016, she participated in the 4th International Minesweeper Training hosted by the United States with the minesweeperJSTakashimain the waters around theArabian Peninsula.

On 1 July 2016, due to the reorganization of the Mine Warfare Force, the ships under the direct control of the group were abolished and incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Force.

From 18 to 30 July 2018, she will conduct mine warfare training and special training for Japan-US-India joint minesweeping inMutsu Bay.

Gallery

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  JSUraga's operating room
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  Food aboard JSUraga
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  JSUraga's builder plaque
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  JSUragaunderway in 2006.
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  JSUragaunderway during Fleet Review 2009.
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  JSUragaon 8 February 2009.
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  JSUragaon 8 February 2009.
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  JSUragaandJSBungoatYokosukaon 22 October 2009.
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  JSUragaon 4 December 2011.
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  JSUragaon 4 December 2011.
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  JSUraga's helipad on 4 December 2011.
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  JSUragaon 4 December 2011.
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  JSUragaalongsideUSSPioneerandUSSArdenton 20 September 2012.
• JSUraga's radar OPS-20 and OPS-14C on 2 June 2013.
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  JSUragawithKadmattduring an exercise.