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JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (JAPAN)

MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY

SHINONOME patrol craft (1954-1955)

Names

PC30 しののめ [Shinonome]

PC31 むらくも [Murakumo], 9.1956- はたぐも [Hatagumo]

PC32 まきぐも [Makigumo]

PC33 やえぐも [Yaegumo]

PC34 あさぐも [Asagumo]

PC35 なつぐも [Natsugumo]

PC36 たつぐも [Tatsugumo]

Builders

Azuma Zosen: PC30, 32

Sumidagawa no Zosen: PC31, 33-36

Commissioned

8-10/1954: PC30-33

3-5/1955: PC34-36

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1974: PC30

1975: PC36

1976: PC31-33

1977: PC34

1978: PC35

 

Displacement standard, t

PC30: 43

PC31-36: 46

Displacement full, t

PC30: 46

PC31-36: 49

Length, m

21.0

Breadth, m

5.25

Draught, m

PC30: 1.25

PC31-36: 1.28

No of shafts

2

Machinery

PC30: 2 Mitsubishi MSA50H diesels

PC31-36: 2 Mitsubishi M12FHS17 diesels

Power, h. p.

PC30: 1000

PC31-36: 1400

Max speed, kts

PC30: 18.9

PC31-36: 22.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

PC30: 400(16)

PC31-36: 500(20)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

none

Complement

10

Project history: Small patrols boat. Light wooden hull.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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