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BIHORO medium patrol vessels (1974-1978)


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Chikugo 2007

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
びほろ [Bihoro] PM73   Tohoku SY, Shiogama     28.2.1974 deleted 3.2008
くま [Kuma] PM74   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     28.2.1974 deleted 3.2006
ふじ [Fuji] PM75   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     7.2.1975 deleted 2.2004
かばしま [Kabashima] PM76   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     25.3.1975 deleted 3.2004
さど [Sado], 1.2001- おくしり [Okushiri] PM77   Tohoku SY, Shiogama     7.2.1975 deleted 3.2004
いしかり [Ishikari] PM78   Tohoku SY, Shiogama     13.3.1976 deleted 11.2009
あぶくま [Abakuma] PM79   Tohoku SY, Shiogama     30.1.1976 deleted 2.2010
いすず [Isuzu] PM80   Naikai SY, Taguma     10.3.1976 deleted 3.2009
きくち [Kikuchi] PM81   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     6.2.1976 deleted 1.2009
くずりゆう [Kuzuryu] PM82   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     18.3.1976 deleted 2.2008
ほろべつ [Horobetsu] PM83   Tohoku SY, Shiogama     27.1.1977 deleted 2.2010
しらかみ [Shirakami] PM84   Tohoku SY, Shiogama     24.3.1977 deleted 1.2012
さがみ [Sagami], 4.2000- まつうら [Matsura] PM85   Naikai SY, Taguma     30.11.1976 deleted 8.2010
とね [Tone] PM86   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     30.11.1976 deleted 3.2006
よしの [Yoshino], 4.2000- みささ [Misasa] PM87   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     28.1.1977 deleted 3.2011
くろべ [Kurobe], 3.2006- なとり [Natori] PM88   Shikoku DY, Kochi     15.2.1977 deleted 2.2009
ちくご [Chikuma] PM90   Naikai SY, Taguma     27.1.1978 deleted 11.2010
やまくに [Yamakuni] PM91   Usuki Iron Wks, Usuki     26.1.1978 deleted 6.2009
かつら [Katsura] PM92   Shikoku DY, Kochi     15.2.1978 deleted 5.2012
しなの [Shinano], 4.2001- おおよど [Oyodo] PM93   Tohoku SY, Shiogama     23.2.1978 deleted 3.2008


Technical data


Displacement standard, t636
Displacement normal, t657
Length, m

63.4

Breadth, m

7.80

Draught, m2.53
No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Niigata 6M31EX diesels

Power, h. p.3000
Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)3260(16)
Armament

1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10

Electronic equipment

2x JMA 159B or JMA 1576 radars

Complement34


Standard scale images


<i>Bihoro </i>1980
Bihoro 1980


Graphics


<i>Chikugo </i>2007
Chikugo 2007


Project history

Medium patrols.

Modernizations

1990s, all: - 1 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 1 - 12.9/90

Naval service

No significant events.