Wakataka 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| うみたか [Umitaka] | PC309, 3.1980- ASU86 | Kure Jyukogyo, Kure | 3.1959 | 3.9.1959 | 11/1959 | TS 3.1980, stricken 3.1984 | |
| おおたか [Ootaka] | PC310, 3.1981- ASU88 | Kawasaki, Kobe | 3.1959 | 25.7.1959 | 1/1960 | TS 3.1981, stricken 3.1985 | |
| わかたか [Wakataka] | PC317, 3.1985- ASU64 | Kure Jyukogyo, Kure | 3.1962 | 13.11.1962 | 3/1963 | TS 3.1985, stricken 3.1988 | |
| くまたか [Kumataka] | PC318, 3.1985- ASU65 | Fujinagata, Osaka | 3.1963 | 21.10.1963 | 3/1964 | TS 3.1985, stricken 3.1989 |
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Displacement standard, t |
PC309, 310: 440 PC317, 318: 460 |
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Displacement full, t |
PC309, 310: 500 PC317, 318: 520 |
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Length, m |
60.5 |
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Breadth, m |
7.10 |
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Draught, m |
2.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Mitsui - Burmeister & Wain 635VBU-45 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
4000 |
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Max speed, kts |
21 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000(12) |
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Armament |
PC309, 310: 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 - 483 TT, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 2 DCR PC317, 318: 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 2 DCR |
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Electronic equipment |
PC309, 310: OPS-16 radar, SQS-11A sonar, OLR-4B ECM suite PC317, 318: OPS-16 radar, SQS-11A sonar, NOLR-1 ECM suite |
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Complement |
80 |
Project history: Authorized under the 1957 programme (two), 1961 (one) and 1962 (one).
Modernizations: 1970s, Ootaka: - OPS-16 radar; + OPS-35 radar
1970s, Wakataka: - OPS-16 radar; + OPS-36 radar
Naval service: All ships ended their service as Special Use Auxiliaries (ASU).
Wakataka 1976
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