Japan orders third Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship

Japan orders third Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship

Japan’s Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding has received an order from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo to build a third Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), an MoD spokesperson told Jane’s on 21 May.

The SWATH (small waterplane area twin hull) vessel, which is expected to have pennant number AOS 5203, is set to be built at the Mitsui facility in the Japanese city of Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, for JPY18.3 billion (USD164 million).

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