Shiretoko-class patrol vessel

Shiretoko (PL-101)
Class overview
NameShiretoko class
Operators
Preceded byDaiou class
Succeeded byNojima
Built1978–1982
In commission1978–2016
Completed28
Active0
Retired28
General characteristics
Type1,000 ton-class PL (Patrol vessel, Large)
Tonnage980 GT[1]
Displacement
  • normal: 1,200 tons[1]
  • full load: 1,360 tons[2]
Length78.0 m (255 ft 11 in)[1]
Beam9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)[1]
Draught3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)[1]
Depth5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)[1]
Propulsion
Speed20.0 knots (37.0 km/h; 23.0 mph)[1]
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi)[1]
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 2 × 7 m class RHIBs
  • 2 × 4.8 m class RHIB
Complement41[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • JMA-1576 surface search radar[2]
  • JMA-1596 navigation radar[2]
Armament

The Shiretoko-class patrol vessel (Japanese: しれとこ型巡視船) is a class of PL type patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG; former Maritime Safety Agency, MSA). PL stands for "Patrol vessel Large", and the class name "Shiretoko" is named after Shiretoko, the northeastern area of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Japan Coast Guard Foundation 1990, p. 225.
  2. ^ a b c Saunders 2009, p. 439.