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BIZAN patrol craft (1966-1969)

Names

PS42 びざん [Bizan]

PS47 あさま [Asama]

PS48 しらみね [Shiramine]

Builders

Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki: PS42, 47, 48

Commissioned

3/1966: PS42

1-12/1969: PS47, 48

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

2/1987: PS42

3/1988: PS47

3/1993: PS48

 

Displacement standard, t

70

Displacement full, t

85

Length, m

26.0

Breadth, m

5.60

Draught, m

0.87

No of shafts

2

Machinery

PS42, 47: 2 Mitshubishi 12DH20MTK diesels

PS48: 2 Ikegai-Mercedes-Benz MB820Db diesels

Power, h. p.

PS42, 47: 1140

PS48: 2200

Max speed, kts

PS42, 47: 19

PS48: 23

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

400(18)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

MD808 radar

Complement

14

Project history: Rated as small patrol vessel. Light metal construction.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Bizan 1974

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