Nagara (ながら) is a frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and the tenth ship of the . She is named after the Nagara River, becoming the second ship to bear this name, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's , as well as being the first in the JMSDF era to be named in this manner.
History Nagara was ordered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the JMSDF's 2022 Mid-Term Defense Program and was laid down at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard on 6 July 2023. After being christened and launched on 19 December 2024, Nagara underwent a period of being fitted out and sea trials before her commissioning on 29 June 2026.
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