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JS Nōmi
Nōmi (のうみ) is a minesweeper of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the fourth ship of the Awaji class.[1] She is named after Nomi Island of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the second ship to be named in this manner, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Mikura-class escort ship Nōmi,[2] as well as the first in the JMSDF era.[3] HistoryNōmi was laid down on 19 May 2021 at the JMU Yokohama Works Tsurumi Plant[1] as the 307th minesweeper planned for fiscal year 2020, and she was named and launched on 24 October 2023.[4][1] She is scheduled to be commissioned in March 2025, after a period of being fitted out and undergoing sea trials.[citation needed] The Nomi's hull was constructed from a composite fiber-reinforced plastic material to reduce weight as well as the magnetic signature of the ship during minesweeping operations, and the material is also highly corrosion-resistant. The ship is due to have an increased service life of about thirty years, while wooden-hulled minesweepers usually have a service life of about twenty years. JS Nomi is equipped with a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) surveillance system, which can locate objects under water, at long-range, in both day and night. The ship is also equipped with the Mitsui E&S Holdings’ expendable mine disposal system (EMDS) for mine identification as well as with the Hitachi-made variable depth sonar (VDS) system, which is designed to detect, locate, and classify mines.[1] See alsoReferences
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