JS Hirado
Awaji-class minesweeper of JMSDF
JS Hirado (MSO-305) is the second ship of the Awaji-class minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
01Construction and career
Hirado was laid down on 10 April 2015 and launched on 10 February 2017 by Japan Marine United (JMU) Yokohama Shipyard. She was commissioned on 16 March 2018, and she was then incorporated into the 1st Mine Warfare Group and deployed to Yokosuka.
From July 18 to July 30, 2018, she conducted mine warfare training and some Japan-US-India joint minesweeping special training in Mutsu Bay.
Sources and credits
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- JS Hirado(MSO-305) right front view at JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base April 30, 2018 01.jpg by Hunini, CC BY-SA 4.0
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