Akebono 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| あけぼの [Akebono] | DE201 | Ishikawajima Jukogyo, Kobe | 10.12.1954 | 30.10.1955 | 20.3.1956 | hulk 3.1976 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1075 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1350 |
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Length, m |
91.8 oa 89.5 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
8.50 |
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Draught, m |
3.40 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Ishikawajima geared steam turbines, 2 Ishikawajima / Foster Wheeler boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
18000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
28 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 212 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4300(16) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 15 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 1 DCR |
|
Electronic equipment |
OPS-2, OPS-3 radars, QHBa, QDA sonars |
|
Complement |
193 |
Project history: Akebono was authorized under the 1953 Programme as one of three 'B type' escort vessels. She was built with geared turbines and her near-sisters, Ikazuchi and Inazuma with diesels. There were many differences between the two designs, the most noticeable being Akebono's twin funnels in contrast to the one funnnel of the near-sisters. All weapons and electronics were US produced.
Modernizations: 3.1959: - 2 x 1 - 76/50, 1 x 2 - 40/60, 4 DCT, 1 DCR; + 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 34, Mk 34 radar
Naval service: No significant events.
Akebono 1972
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