&sq=&lang=&file=File:JS_Chiyoda(AS-405)_at_KHI_Kobe_Shipyard_July_25,_2015_a.JPG) JS Chiyoda at Kobe on 25 July 2015
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Builder | Mitsui, Tamado |
| Laid down | January 19, 1983 |
| Launched | December 7, 1983 |
| Commissioned | March 27, 1985 |
| Decommissioned | March 20, 2018 |
| Class overview | |
| Preceded by | Fushimi class |
| Succeeded by | Chihaya class (1998) |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Displacement | 3,650 long tons (3,710 t) standard 4,450 long tons (4,520 t) full load |
| Length | 113 m (370.7 ft) |
| Beam | 17.6 m (57.7 ft) |
| Draft | 4.6 m (15.1 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2× Mitsui 8L42M diesels
7,860 kW (10,540 hp) 2 shafts |
| Speed | 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
| Complement | 120 |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck |
| Notes | Carried one DSRV |
JS Chiyoda (AS 405) was a submarine rescue ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[2]
She was replaced by a newer ship of the same name, with a slightly different designation: JS Chiyoda (ASR 404). The new ship is similar, but improved, at: 128 m (420 ft) long, with a standard displacement of 5,600 tonnes (6,173 tons), and was commissioned on 20 March 2018.[3]
- ^ Saunders 2002, p. 395
- ^ Jane's Fighting Ships. S. Low, Marston & Company. 2007. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-7106-2799-5.
- ^ Takahashi, Kosuke (March 20, 2018). "JMSDF commissions new submarine rescue ship". Jane's Information Group.