JS Awaji on 1 April 2017
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History | |
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Japan | |
Name |
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Namesake | Awaji |
Ordered | 2013 |
Builder | JMU, Yokohama |
Laid down | 27 February 2014 |
Launched | 27 October 2015 |
Commissioned | 16 March 2017 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
Identification | Pennant number: MSO-304 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Awaji-class 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 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 54 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament | 1 × single JM61R-MS 20mm guns |
JS Awaji (MSO-304) is the lead ship of the Awaji-class minesweeper of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).