Nakha 1970
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| ืฟา้ฟ [Nakha] (ex-Himawari, ex-LSSL102, ex-LSC(L)(3)102) | 3, 1992- 751 | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, USA | 1.1945 | 3.2.1945 | 2.1945 // 3.1966 | stricken 2007 |
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Displacement standard, t |
250 |
|
Displacement full, t |
387 |
|
Length, m |
46.6 wl 48.2 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.21 |
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Draught, m |
1.70 full load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
8 General Motors diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2320 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 76 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
5500 (12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 6 x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortars, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Electronic equipment |
Raytheon 1500B radar |
| Complement | 71 |
Project history: Former US LCS(L)(3) class landing craft support, large. Transferred in 1966 when Japan returned her to USA and classes as support gunboat.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Nakha was used mostly as small craft tender.
Nakha 1970s
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