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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Mizuho class |
| Operators |  Japan Coast Guard |
| Succeeded by | |
| Built | 1984–1988 |
| In commission | 1986–present |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | PLH (Patrol vessel Large with Helicopter) |
| Tonnage | 5,259 GT |
| Displacement | 5,317 tonnes normal load |
| Length | 130.0 m (426 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Range | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) |
| Complement | 130 |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | 2 × ASR helicopter |
The Mizuho-class patrol vessel (みずほ型巡視船, Mizuho-gata-junnsi-senn) is a class of PLH type patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG; former Maritime Safety Agency, MSA).[1][2]
- ^ Asanaga, Youichirou; Ōtsuka, Yukitaka (1995). Japan Maritime Safety Agency - their vessels and aviation. Seizando-shoten publishing co.,ltd. pp. 120–130. ISBN 4-425-77041-2.
- ^ Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 16th Edition. Naval Institute Press. pp. 383–384. ISBN 978-1591149545.