JS Agano


Agano is a frigate of the Japan [Maritime Self-Defense Force], and the sixth ship of the. Her namesake comes from the Agano River, which flows through Fukushima and Niigata Prefectures and into the Sea of Japan.
She is the second ship to be named after the Agano River, after the Japanese [cruiser Agano|name ship] of the s of the Imperial Japanese Navy, but she is the first JMSDF ship to be named so.

History

Agano was ordered in the fiscal year 2020, based on the Mid-Term Defense Program, with her keel being laid down at the Nagasaki Shipyard of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the 24 June 2021, and launched on the 21 December 2022 after being christened. After being fitted out and underwent sea trials, Agano was commissioned on 20 June 2024, assigned to the Fleet Escort Force 14th Escort Division of Maizuru Naval Base|Maizuru].