JDS Tsugaru in the 1980s
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History | |
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Japan | |
Name |
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Namesake | Tsugaru |
Ordered | 1953 |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Tokyo |
Laid down | 18 December 1954 |
Launched | 19 July 1955 |
Commissioned | 15 December 1955 |
Decommissioned | 15 March 1990 |
Reclassified | ASU-7001, 1980 |
Homeport | Kure |
Identification | Pennant number: ARC-481 |
Fate | Scrapped |
Class overview | |
Succeeded by | Muroto class (1979) |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cable layer |
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Draft |
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Depth |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Complement | 100–103 |
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Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Helipad |
JDS Tsugaru (ARC-481) was a cable laying ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.