On Monday, December 22, 2025, the naming and launching ceremony for the FY2023 planned destroyer “Yoshii” was held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.
Origin of the ship’s name “Yoshii”
The name “Yoshii” comes from the Yoshii River, which originates from Mt. Mikuni in Kagamino Town, Tomata County, Okayama Prefecture, flows through Okutsu Valley, flows east through the Tsuyama Basin, and joins tributaries such as the Kamo River and Yoshino River before emptying into Kojima Bay.
overview
| Ship number | 12 |
|---|---|
| Standard drainage volume | 3,900 tons |
| Overall length, width, depth, draft | 133.0m, 16.3m, 9.0m, 4.7m |
| Institutional Form | CODAG (two-shaft) gas turbine main engine MT30 diesel main engine MAN12V28/33D STC |
| horsepower | 70,000 PS |
| Main equipment | 62 caliber 5-inch gun 1 SeaRAM 1 remotely controlled machine gun 2 decoy launchers 1 SSM device 1 VDS, TASS 1 surface launch tube 2 anti-mine warfare sonars 1 USV 1 UUV 1 simple mine-laying device 1 disposal boat 1 tactical data link system (LINK-22) 1 multi-function radar (OPY-2) 1 optical composite sensor 1 patrol helicopter 1 VLS device 1 offshore refueling device 1 fence stabilizer 1 |
| crew | Approximately 90 people |