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. 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. She assisted in post-
Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief efforts in the
Philippines as part of the
JSDF's in November 2013.
Ise participated in
RIMPAC alongside the from June 26 to August 1, 2014.
Ise docked in the
Philippines on April 26, 2016 for a four-day goodwill visit. 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 , with the
USS Ronald Reagan and the Aegis ships of the
US Navy in the waters south of the
Japanese archipelago. 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. 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. 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. In addition to
Ise, the participating units include
JS Fuyuzuki and
JS Suzunami, five onboard aircraft,
JS Soryu, and two
P-1 patrol aircraft.
Ise continued to participate in the
RIMPAC 2018, which were held from June 27 to August 2. 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. On December 1,
Ise sailed south of
Yakushima,
Kagoshima Prefecture, in search of a man in his forties who fell into the sea from the
JS Kongō the day before. Around 4 am on the 1st, the crew of
Ise discovered him drifting about 50 km south of
Yakushima, clinging to a drifting object such as a cooler box, and were able to rescue him. 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.
Ise alongside 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. 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. == Gallery ==