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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Awaji |
| Builders | JMU, Yokohama |
| Preceded by | Yaeyama class |
| Built | 2014–2019 |
| Planned | 4 |
| On order | 1 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 690 t (680 long tons) standard |
| Length | 66.8 m (219 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 54 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament | 1 × JM61R-MS 20 mm gun |
The Awaji class is a class of minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[1]
- ^ "我が国の防衛と予算" [Defense Programs and Budget of Japan] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.