Kasado 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| かさど [Kasado] | MSC604 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 7.1957 | 19.3.1958 | 6.1958 | survey vessel 3.1974 | |
| しさか [Shisaka] | MSC605 | NKK, Tsurumi | 7.1957 | 20.3.1958 | 8.1958 | auxiliary 8.1973 | |
| かなわ [Kanawa] | MSC606 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 8.1958 | 22.4.1959 | 7.1959 | auxiliary 9.1974 | |
| さきと [Sakito] | MSC607 | NKK, Tsurumi | 8.1958 | 22.4.1959 | 8.1959 | auxiliary 8.1974 | |
| はぶし [Habushi] | MSC608 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 8.1958 | 19.6.1959 | 9.1959 | survey vessel 8.1974 | |
| こうづ [Kouzu] | MSC609, 7.1972- MST473 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1959 | 12.11.1959 | 2.1960 | MCM support ship 7.1972, stricken 3.1981 | |
| たたら [Tatara] | MSC610 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1959 | 14.1.1960 | 3.1960 | survey vessel 12.1972 | |
| つくみ [Tsukumi] | MSC611 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1959 | 12.1.1960 | 4.1960 | auxiliary 12.1972 | |
| みくら [Mikura] | MSC612 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1959 | 14.3.1960 | 5.1960 | auxiliary 12.1972 | |
| しきね [Shikine] | MSC613 | NKK, Tsurumi | 1.1960 | 22.7.1960 | 11.1960 | auxiliary 3.1976 | |
| ひらど [Hirado] | MSC614 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1960 | 3.10.1960 | 12.1960 | survey vessel 3.1976 | |
| こしき [Koshiki] | MSC615 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1961 | 9.11.1961 | 1.1962 | auxiliary 4.1974 | |
| ほたか [Hotaka] | MSC616 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1961 | 23.10.1961 | 2.1962 | auxiliary 11.1976 | |
| からと [Karato] | MSC617 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1962 | 11.12.1962 | 3.1963 | auxiliary 3.1978 | |
| はりお [Hario] | MSC618 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1962 | 10.12.1962 | 3.1963 | survey vessel 3.1978 | |
| むつれ [Mitsure] | MSC619 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1963 | 16.12.1963 | 3.1964 | auxiliary 3.1980 | |
| ちぶり [Chiburi] | MSC620 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1963 | 29.11.1963 | 3.1964 | auxiliary 3.1980 | |
| おおつ [Ootsu] | MSC621, 3.1981- MST474 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1964 | 5.11.1964 | 2.1965 | MCM support ship 3.1981, stricken 12.1986 | |
| くだこ [Kudako] | MSC622 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 2.1964 | 18.12.1964 | 3.1965 | auxiliary 3.1981 | |
| りしり [Rishiri] | MSC623 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1965 | 22.11.1965 | 3.1966 | auxiliary 3.1982 | |
| れぶん [Rebun] | MSC624 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1965 | 7.12.1965 | 3.1966 | auxiliary 3.1982 | |
| あまみ [Amami] | MSC625 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1966 | 31.10.1966 | 3.1967 | auxiliary 1.1983 | |
| うるめ [Urume] | MSC626 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 2.1966 | 12.11.1966 | 1.1967 | auxiliary 1.1983 | |
| みなせ [Minase] | MSC627 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 2.1966 | 10.1.1967 | 3.1967 | auxiliary 1.1984 | |
| いぶき [Ibuki] | MSC628 | NKK, Tsurumi | 2.1967 | 2.12.1967 | 2.1968 | auxiliary 1.1984 | |
| かつら [Katsura] | MSC629 | NKK, Tsurumi | 2.1967 | 18.9.1967 | 2.1968 | auxiliary 1.1984 |
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Displacement standard, t |
340 |
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Displacement full, t |
360 |
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Length, m |
45.5 |
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Breadth, m |
8.40 |
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Draught, m |
2.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Mitsubishi YV10ZC15/20 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1200 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 53-shiki mechanical, 56-shiki magnetic, A Mk 4v/6b acoustic minesweeping gear |
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Sensors |
MSC604, 605: OPS-3 radar, UQS-1D sonar MSC606-624: OPS-4D radar, ZQS-1 sonar MSC625-629: OPS-9 radar, ZQS-1 sonar |
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Complement |
39 |
Project history: Wooden coastal minesweepers, similar to many other classes in Western navies.
Modernizations: none
Naval service: Mostly converted to mine clearance diver support ships in 1970s-1980s.
Katsura 1979
© Ivan Gogin, 2016