JS Chikuma

	JS Chikuma
History
Japan
Name	Chikuma ; (ちくま);
Namesake	Chikuma (1938)
Ordered	1989
Builder	Hitachi, Osaka
Laid down	14 February 1991
Launched	25 January 1992
Commissioned	24 February 1993
Homeport	Ominato
Identification	MMSI number: 431999575; Pennant number: DE-233;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Abukuma-class destroyer escort
Displacement	2,000 tons standard ; 2,550 tons full load;
Length	357 ft (109 m)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts; 2 × Kawasaki-RR SM1A gas turbines26,650 hp (19,870 kW) ; 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW);
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement	120
Sensors and ; processing systems	FCS-2
Armament	8 × Harpoon missiles ; ASROC octuple launcher ; 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun; 1 × Phalanx 20 mm CIWS ; 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;

JS Chikuma (DE-233) is the fifth ship of the Abukuma-class destroyer escorts. She was commissioned on 24 February 1993.^[1]

^ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.

History
JS Chikuma
Japan
Name	Chikuma (ちくま)
Namesake	Chikuma (1938)
Ordered	1989
Builder	Hitachi, Osaka
Laid down	14 February 1991
Launched	25 January 1992
Commissioned	24 February 1993
Homeport	Ominato
Identification	MMSI number: 431999575 Pennant number: DE-233
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Abukuma-class destroyer escort
Displacement	2,000 tons standard 2,550 tons full load
Length	357 ft (109 m)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts 2 × Kawasaki-RR SM1A gas turbines26,650 hp (19,870 kW) 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement	120
Sensors and processing systems	FCS-2
Armament	8 × Harpoon missiles ASROC octuple launcher 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 × Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes