Yaeyama 2000
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
やえやま [Yaeyama] | MSO301 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 30.8.1990 | 29.8.1991 | 16.3.1993 | stricken 6.2016 | |
つしま [Tsushima] | MSO302 | NKK, Tsurumi | 30.7.1990 | 20.9.1991 | 23.3.1993 | stricken 7.2016 | |
はちじょう [Hachijo] | MSO303 | NKK, Tsurumi | 17.5.2006 | 15.12.1992 | 24.3.1994 | stricken 6.2017 |
Displacement standard, t |
1000 |
Displacement full, t |
1200 |
Length, m |
67.0 |
Breadth, m |
11.8 |
Draught, m |
3.10 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Mitsubishi 10NMU-TA-1 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2400 |
Max speed, kts |
14 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
1 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan JM-61-B, S-7-2 USV, S-8 USV, S-6 magnetic, S-2-1 acoustic minesweeping gear |
Sensors |
OPS-39Y radar, SQQ-32, AQS-14 sonars |
Complement |
60 |
Project history: First two units were authorized under the FY 89 budget, with two per year thereafter planned to a total of six, but only one was authorized in FY 90. Three more were planned for FY 1992-95, but further procurement has been canceled. Wooden-hulled construction, with GRP sheathing. Equipped to deploy Type S-7 autonomous minehunting vehicle and Type S-8 deep-sea mine disposal system, the latter a version of the U.S. Honeywell SLQ-48 remote-controlled submersible vehicle.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Tsushima 2006
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