JS Kerama (; Hull number: MSO-308) is a minesweeper of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and is the fifth ship of the . She is named after the Kerama Islands, which are located near Okinawa Island; she is the first warship to bear this name, as the Imperial Japanese Navy had never used the name for its ships.
Construction and career Kerama was laid down at JMU's Yokohama Shipyard on 20 July 2023, and was later launched on 18 December 2025. She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2026 after a period of fitting out and sea trials, intended to be assigned to the Amphibious Mine Warfare Group () under the Surface Fleet ().
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