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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

SOYA minelayer (1971)

Soya 1980

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
そうや [Soya] MMC951   Hitachi, Maizuru 9.7.1970 31.3.1971 30.9.1971 stricken 11.1996

   

Displacement standard, t

2150

Displacement normal, t

3300

Length, m

99.0

Breadth, m

15.0

Draught, m

4.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 Kawasaki-MAN V6V22/30ATL diesels

Power, h. p.

6400

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 3 - 324 68-shiki TT, 226 mines, helicopter deck

Electronic equipment OPS-14, OPS-17, FCS-1B radars, SQS-11A, ZQS-1B sonars

Complement

180

Project history: Soya had six mine rails, four in the stern, and two externally. She was also equipped to operate a minesweeping helicopter, although there was no hangar. Ship can also be used as flagship of minesweeping flotillas (minesweeper support ship).

Modernizations: none

Naval service: No significant events.

Soya 1974

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