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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

ENOSHIMA coastal minesweepers (2012-2015)

Enoshima 2015

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
えのしま [Enoshima] MSC604   NKK, Tsurumi 14.5.2009 25.10.2010 21.3.2012 in service (2019)
えのしま [Chichijima] MSC605   NKK, Tsurumi 24.5.2010 24.11.2011 21.3.2013 in service (2019)
はつしま [Hatsushima] MSC606   NKK, Tsurumi 26.4.2012 8.12.2013 19.3.2015 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

570

Displacement full, t

660

Length, m

60.0 pp 63.0 oa

Breadth, m

10.1

Draught, m

2.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Mitsubishi 6NMU diesels

Power, h. p.

2200

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

1 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan JM-61-B, S10 USV, 1-shiki mechanical minesweeping gear

Sensors

OPS-39Y radar, ZQS-4 (type 2093M) sonar, Nautis-M CCS

Complement

45

Project history: Expanded GRP variants of the wooden-hulled Hirashima class. Carry the Type 10 minesweeping and disposal system. The 20mm gun is controlled remotely.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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