JDS Inazuma (DE-203)

JDS Inazuma
History
Japan
Name
  • Inazuma
  • (いなづま)
Ordered1953
BuilderMitsui, Tamano
Laid down25 December 1954
Launched4 August 1955
Commissioned5 March 1956
Decommissioned15 March 1977
Stricken30 March 1983
Homeport
IdentificationPennant number: DE-203, YAC-31
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeIkazuchi-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,080 long tons (1,097 t) standard
Length87.5 m (287 ft 1 in)
Beam8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Draught3.01 m (9 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 × diesel engines, 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement160
Sensors and
processing systems
OPS-2 air-search radar, OPS-3 surface-search radar, QHBa search sonar, QDA attack sonar
Armament

JDS Inazuma (DE-203) is the second ship of the Ikazuchi-class destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).