JDS Yashiro

JDS Yashiro
History
Japan
Name
  • Yashiro
  • (やしろ)
NamesakeYashiro
Ordered1953
BuilderNKK, Keihin
Laid down22 June 1955
Launched26 March 1956
Commissioned10 July 1956
Decommissioned18 March 1981
ReclassifiedYAS-58
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: MSO-603
FateUnknown
Class overview
Preceded byAtada class
Succeeded byKasado class
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement
Length37.5 m (123 ftin)
Beam7.75 m (25 ft 5 in)
Draft1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Depth3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Complement33
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament1 × single Oerlikon 20mm gun

JDS Yashiro (MSC-603) was the only ship of its type of minesweeper of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).