On Mar 3, the naming and launching ceremony was held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard for the new type of destroyer (FFM). The destroyer was named Mogami after the Mogami river which flows through Yamagata Pre. from South to North.
JS Mogami is built based on the Medium Term Defense Program (FY 2019 – FY 2023). This is a smaller type of destroyer than current types to fulfill the need of labor saving, and it was designed to improve multimission capabilities including anti-mine warfare.
