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MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY

HARUKAZE patrol craft (1958-1963)  

Names

CL15 はるかぜ [Harukaze]

CL16 さちかぜ [Sachikaze]

CL18 まつかぜ [Matsukaze]

CL19 いわかぜ [Iwakaze]

CL20 なつかぜ [Natsukaze]

CL21 ゆきかぜ [Yukikaze]

CL22 しまかぜ [Shimakaze]

CL23 ゆうかぜ [Yuukaze]

CL24 よどかぜ [Yodokaze]

CL25 あさかぜ [Asakaze]

Builders

Yokohama Yotto: CL15, 16, 18, 19, 21-25

Sumidagawa no Zosen: CL20

Commissioned

3/1958: CL15, 16

2/1960: CL18-20

1/1962: CL21-23

12/1963: CL24, 25

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1974: CL15

1975: CL16, 18-20

1979: CL21-25

 

Displacement standard, t

CL15, 16, 18, 19: 14

CL20-25: 17

Displacement full, t

25

Length, m

15.0

Breadth, m

4.20

Draught, m

CL15, 16, 18, 19: 0.68

CL20-25: 0.74

No of shafts

2

Machinery

CL15, 16, 18, 19: 2 Gray Marine diesels

CL20-25: 2 Mitsubishi DH24MK diesels

Power, h. p.

CL15, 16, 18, 19: 330

CL20-25: 500

Max speed, kts

CL15, 16, 18, 19: 16.5

CL20-25: 18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

CL16, 16, 18, 19: 300(14)

CL20-25: 248(16)

Armament

none

Electronic equipment

radar

Complement

6

Project history: Small patrol launches.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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