Construction and career
The vessel was laid down on 30 May 2008 and launched on 21 August 2009 by IHI Marine United at Yokohama and her first sea trial started on July 20, 2010. She was commissioned into service on 16 March 2011.[4] She was transferred to the 4th Escort Group 4th Escort Corps. Her home port is Kure. Her name plate was made by Naotake Takatsuka, Ise Jingu Omiyaji, and her wood was the zelkova used for Uji Bridge.[5]
She assisted in post-Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief efforts in the Philippines as part of the JSDF's in November 2013.[6] Ise participated in RIMPAC alongside the JS Kirishima from June 26 to August 1, 2014.[7] Ise docked in the Philippines on April 26, 2016 for a four-day goodwill visit.[8]
On March 22, 2017, due to the reorganization of the second Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga, she was transferred to the 2nd Escort Group, and the fixed port was transferred to Sasebo. From September 11 to 28 of the same year, she participated in joint training, along with JS Akebono and JS Sazanami, with the USS Ronald Reagan and the Aegis ships of the US Navy in the waters south of the Japanese archipelago.[9] On November 12, the same year, she conducted joint US-Japan training with several ships including USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz, and USS Theodore Roosevelt, along with JS Inazuma and JS Makinami in the Sea of Japan.[10]
From March 11 to 23, 2018, Japan-US joint cruising training was conducted with several ships including the USS Carl Vinson in the sea and airspace from the northern part of the South China Sea to the area around Okinawa.[11] From June 8 to June 16 of the same year, she participated in the Japan-US-India Joint Training (MALABAR 2018) conducted on Guam Island and the sea and airspace around the island.[12] In addition to Ise, the participating units include JS Fuyuzuki and JS Suzunami, five onboard aircraft, JS Soryu, and two P-1 patrol aircraft.[13] Ise continued to participate in the RIMPAC 2018, which were held from June 27 to August 2.[14] On September 22, she arrived at Karatsu Port for the first time in five years. The welcome ceremony was attended by officials such as the local mayor.[15] On December 1, Ise sailed south of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture
She was placed under the command of the Mine Warfare Force commander during training with the U.S. military (Talisman Saber 19), which was conducted from June 3 to August 21, 2019 at the Shoalwater Bay Exercise Area in Queensland, Australia and the surrounding waters. In addition, JS Kunisaki and the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and the 1st Helicopter Corps from the Ground Self-Defense Force participated in joint landing and land combat between Japan and the United States, joint cruise training, etc.[17]
Ise alongside JS Ashigara took part in RIMPAC exercise in the waters near Hawaii from August 17 to 30 of 2020. Both ships arrived two weeks before the start of the exercise.[18][19] In September 2023, the first landings by Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) V-22 aircraft were conducted on the helicopter carrier. The landings were part of efforts to strengthen inter-operability and create the JGSDF's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade for the purpose of better defending Japan's southern Nansei Islands.[20]
