JS Tsushima

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Tsushima.
JS Tsushima with USS Essex (LHD-2) on 12 November 2009.
History
Japan
Name
  • Tsushima
  • (つしま)
NamesakeTsushima
Ordered1989
BuilderHitachi Zosen Corporation
Laid down20 July 1990
Launched20 September 1991
Commissioned23 March 1993
Decommissioned1 July 2016
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationMSO-302
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeYaeyama-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 1,000 tons standard (Official)
  • 1,250 tons full load (estimated)
Length67 m (220 ft)
Beam11.8 m (38.7 ft)
Draft  3.1 m (10.2 ft)
Depth  5.2 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
  • Diesel, two Mitsubishi 6NMU-TA1 diesels 2,400 hp (1.76 MW), two shafts
  • one 350 hp (257 kW) hydrojet bow thruster
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement60
Armament

JS Tsushima (MSO-302) was the second ship of the Yaeyama-class minesweepers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 23 March 1993.