Hatsushima-class minesweeper

JDS Sakushima
Class overview
NameHatsushima
Builders
Preceded byTakami class
Succeeded byUwajima class
Built1977-1989
In commission1979-2013
Planned23
Completed23
Retired23
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement
Length55 m (180 ftin)
Beam9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
Draft2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Depth4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement45
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament1 × single Oerlikon 20mm gun

The Hatsushima class is a class of coastal minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[1]

  1. ^ Self-Defense Forces Equipment Yearbook 2006-2007. Asagumo Shimbun. pp. 250–251. ISBN 4-7509-1027-9.