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JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENCE FORCE (JAPAN)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

7-GO minesweeping boats (1973-1975)

7-go 1980

Names

MSB707-712 1号-6号 [7-go-12-go]

Builders

Hitachi, Kanagawa: MSB707, 710, 711

NKK, Tsurumi: MSB708, 709, 712

Commissioned

1973: MSB707, 708

1974: MSB709, 710

1975: MSB711, 712

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1992: MSB707, 708

1996: MSB709, 710

1997: MSB711, 712

 

Displacement standard, t

50

Displacement full, t

58

Length, m

22.5

Breadth, m

5.40

Draught, m

1.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Mitsubishi 4ZV20MA/MC diesels

Power, h. p.

480

Max speed, kts

11

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

53-shiki mechanical or A Mk 6b acoustic sweeping gear

Sensors

none

Complement

10

Project history: Wooden minesweeping boats built as replacement for older 1-go class.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

8-go 1979

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