Erimo 1955
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| えりも [Erimo] | AMC461 | Uraga Dock | 12.1954 | 12.7.1955 | 28.12.1955 | auxiliary 3.1976 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
634 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
700 |
|
Length, m |
65.5 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.90 |
|
Draught, m |
2.64 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Sasebo HI 5LKT42/56 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog 54-shiki ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-5 radar, QHBa sonar |
|
Complement |
87 |
Project history: Erimo was designed as a multipurpose minesweeper, minelayer and submarine chaser.
Modernizations: none
Naval service: Erimo was converted to an Explosive Ordnance Disposal tender (YAS69) (for mine clearance divers) in 1975-76, DCTs, DCRs and minesweeping gear were removed.
Erimo 1978
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