title: JS Futami
text: # JS Futami
  
  JS Futami (AGS-5102) was a Futami-class oceanographic research ship for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
  
  ## Construction and career
  
  Futami was laid down on 20 January 1978 and launched on 9 August 1978 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard. She was commissioned on 27 February 1979 and was incorporated into the Marine Service Corps and deployed in Yokosuka.
  
  On 17 March 1980, the Marine Service Corps was reorganized into the Oceanographic Command.
  
  She was decommissioned on 17 March 2010. During her service, her total voyage reached 579,780 nautical miles, about 28 weeks on Earth, and total voyage time of 74,809 hours.
  
  ## Citations
  
  * ↑ "Maritime Self-Defense Force Newspaper". Maritime Self-Defense Force Newspaper. 9 April 2010. p. 2.
  