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JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (JAPAN)

MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY

AMAMI medium patrol vessels (1992-1998)

Kunashiri 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
あまみ [Amami] PM95   Hitachi, Kanagawa 22.10.1991 22.6.1992 28.9.1992 in service (2019)
まつうら [Matsuura], 4.2000- くろかみ [Kurokami] PM96   Hitachi, Kanagawa 9.9.1994 31.5.1995 24.11.1995 in service (2019)
くなしり [Kunashiri], 2.2012- いしかり [Ishikari], 2.2017- いぶき [Ibuki] PM97   Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki 30.9.1997 26.5.1998 26.8.1998 in service (2019)
みなべ [Minabe], 2.2010- ほろべつ [Horobetsu] PM98   Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki 30.9.1997 26.5.1998 26.8.1998 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

230

Displacement normal, t

350

Length, m

56.0

Breadth, m

7.50

Draught, m

2.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Fuji 8S40B diesels

Power, h. p.

7000

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

1 x 3 - 20/76 JM-61-MB Sea Vulcan

Electronic equipment

2x radars

Complement

30

Project history: Carry a 5.5m rigid inflatable rescue boat on an internal ramp at the stern. The gunmounts on the second pair are on raised bandstands.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Amami 2007

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