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HIRASHIMA coastal minesweepers (2008-2010)

Hirashima 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
ひらしま [Hirashima] MSC601   NKK, Tsurumi 17.5.2005 27.9.2006 11.3.2008 in service (2019)
やくしま [Yakushima] MSC602   NKK, Tsurumi 17.5.2006 26.9.2007 6.3.2009 in service (2019)
たかしま [Takashima] MSC603   NKK, Tsurumi 10.5.2007 29.9.2008 26.2.2010 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

570

Displacement full, t

650

Length, m

57.0

Breadth, m

9.80

Draught, m

3.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Mitsubishi 6NMU diesels

Power, h. p.

2200

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2500(10)

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: Wooden hull. Enlarged version of Sugashima.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Hirashima 2008

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