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7 марта введен в строй головной эсминец нового проекта 25DD - Asahi (б/н 119)
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its first Asahi (25DD)-class guided-missile destroyer in a ceremony held on 7 March in Nagasaki Prefecture. Named JS Asahi (with pennant number 119), the 151 m-long vessel was inducted into the service’s Escort Flotilla 2, based in
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12 марта введена в строй 9-я подлодка типа Soryu - SS-509 Seiryu
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its ninth Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in a ceremony held on 12 March in Hyogo Prefecture in central Japan. Named JS Seiryu (with pennant number SS 509), the 84-m-long boat was inducted into the JMSDF's Submarine
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