JDS Yoshino

JDS Yoshino and JDS Noshiro in 1986
History
Japan
Name
  • Yoshino
  • (よしの)
NamesakeYoshino
Ordered1972
BuilderMitsui, Tamano
Laid down28 September 1973
Launched22 August 1974
Commissioned6 February 1975
Decommissioned15 May 2001
Homeport
IdentificationPennant number: DE-223
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeChikugo-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,700–1,800 long tons (1,727–1,829 t) full load
Length93.0 m (305 ft 1 in)
Beam10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Depth7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement165
Sensors and
processing systems
  • TDS-1 Target Designation System
  • OPS-14 2D air search radar
  • OPS-17 surface search radar
  • FCS-1B gun FCS
  • OQS-3A bow sonar
  • SQS-35(J) VDS
  • SFCS-4 Underwater Battery FCS
Electronic warfare
& decoys
NOLR-5 ESM
Armament

JDS Yoshino (DE-223) was the tenth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.