JS Kashima

JS Kashima in Pearl Harbor during April 2008
History
Japan
Name	Kashima (かしま)
Namesake	Kashima
Ordered	1992
Builder	Hitachi, Osaka
Laid down	20 April 1993
Launched	23 February 1994
Commissioned	26 January 1995
Homeport	Kure
Identification	MMSI number: 431999529 Pennant number= TV-3508
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Training ship
Displacement	4,050 tons Standard displacement
Length	143 m (469 ft)
Beam	18 m (59 ft)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	CODOG 2 × Mitsubishi S16U-MTK diesels 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines - 26,150 shp each
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement	370
Armament	1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 2 × triple torpedo tubes 4 × saluting cannon
Aviation facilities	Helipad

JS Kashima (TV-3508) is a training ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Built to a unique design during the mid-1990s, Kashima is flagship of the JMSDF Training Fleet. The name Kashima comes from the famous Shinto Kashima Shrine in Ibaraki prefecture, located to the northeast of Tokyo.