title: Japanese ship Hirado
text: # Japanese ship Hirado
  
  Three ships of the Japanese Navy have been named Hirado:
  
  * Japanese cruiser Hirado was a Chikuma-class cruiser launched in 1911 and struck in 1940
  * Japanese escort ship Hirado was an Etorofu-class escort ship launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1947
  * JS Hirado (MSO-305) is an Awaji-class minesweeper
  