Description:
The Japan Marine Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Abukuma is a class of escort corvettes, destroyers for MSDF, with limited anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) capabilities. Its propulsion system combines a cruise diesel engine with a boost gas turbine developing 27,000-shp of power and enabling a top speed of 27 knots. Abukuma features an aft flight deck to allow operation of a single SH-60J helicopter. The weapon system consists of a 76mm dual purpose gun, a 20mm Phalanx gun system mounted before the flight deck, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles, ASROC rockets and two triple 12.75-in torpedo tubes. MSDF commissioned six ships between 1989 and 1993.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 120
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 76 mm
Number of Weapons: 24
Dimensions: Beam 13.4 m, Draft 3.8 m, Length 109 m
Weights: Full Displacement 2,000 t
Performance: Top Speed 27 kt (50 kph)
Power: Power 27,000 shp
Other: Torpedo Tubes 6
Operators
Japan / 6
Ships
DE229 Abukuma
Commissioning: 1989
DE230 Jintsu
Commissioning: 1990
DE231 Ohyodo
Commissioning: 1991
DE232 Sendai
Commissioning: 1991
DE233 Chukuma
Commissioning: 1993
DE234 Tone
Commissioning: 1993
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Notes (*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Japan / 6 
