JS Akashi
Akashi being launched, 29 May 2025 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Name | Akashi |
| Ordered | 2022 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard |
| Cost | 28.3 billion yen |
| Laid down | 20 August 2024 |
| Launched | 29 May 2025 |
| Commissioned | 9 March 2026 |
| Home port | Yokosuka |
| Identification | Pennant number: AGS-5107 |
| Status | Active |
| Class overview | |
| Preceded by | Shōnan |
| Succeeded by | N/A |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oceanographic research ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 113.7 m (373 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | 4,600 hp (3,400 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Crew | Approximately 90 |
JS Akashi (Japanese: あかし; Pennant number: AGS-5107) is an oceanographic research ship built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, named after the Akashi Coast. She is the fourth ship to bear this name, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's protected cruiser Akashi, the repair ship Akashi, and the JMSDF's research ship Akashi.