For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Kumano.
JS Kumano in 2024
History
Japan
Name
Kumano
(くまの)
Namesake
Kumano
Ordered
2018
Builder
Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down
30 October 2019
Launched
19 November 2020
Commissioned
22 March 2022
Identification
Pennant number: FFM-2
Status
Active
General characteristics
Class and type
Mogami-class frigate
Displacement
3,900 tons standard
5,500 tons full load
Length
130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam
16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
CODAG
1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine
2 × MAN Diesel V28/33DD STC engine
Speed
over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried
2 × RHIB, UUV, USV
Crew
90
Sensors and processing systems
OPY-2 (X-band multi-purpose AESA radar)
OAX-3(EO/IR)
OQQ-25 (VDS + TASS)
OQQ-11 (Mine-hunting sonar)
OYQ-1 (Combat management system)
OYX-1-29 (Console display system)
Electronic warfare & decoys
NOLQ-3E (Passive radar system + Electronic attack capability is integrated into the main radar antenna), Chaff dispenser
Armament
1 × 5 in (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun
2 × missile canisters for a total of 8 Type 17 anti-ship missiles
1 × SeaRAM
Type 12 torpedoes
Simplified mine laying equipment
2 × Mk-41 VLS (16 cells total)
Naval version of Type 03 Chū-SAM
2 × Remote weapon station
Aircraft carried
1 × SH-60L helicopter
Aviation facilities
Single hangar
JS Kumano (FFM-2) is the second ship of the Mogami-class frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She was named after Kumano River and shares her name with a World War II heavy cruiser Kumano and Cold War destroyer escort Kumano.[1]
^"Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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