Japanese patrol vessel Mizuho (PLH-41)

Mizuho at Port of Naha
Class overview
NameMizuho-class patrol vessel
Operators Japan Coast Guard
Preceded byMizuho class
Succeeded byShunkō class
Completed1
Active1
Laid up1
History
NameMizuho
Ordered2015
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard
LaunchedNovember 9, 2018
CommissionedAugust 22, 2019
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Tonnage6,000 GT
Length134 m (439 ft 8 in)
Beam15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Bell 412 helicopters

The Japanese patrol boat Mizuho is a PLH type patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard. She is only ship in her class: the construction of a second ship was planned originally, but has not been achieved as of 2020 due to the start of construction of the Shunkō class and Reimei class.[1]

  1. ^ Kaijin-sha 2020, p. 44.