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Izu 2004

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
いず [Izu]	PL31		Kawasaki, Sakaide	22.3.1996	7.2.1997	25.9.1997	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	3683
Displacement normal, t	3768
Length, m	110.4
Breadth, m	15.0
Draught, m	5.30 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Niigata-SEMT-Pielstick 8PC2-6L diesels
Power, h. p.	12000
Max speed, kts	20
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 3 - 20/76 JM-61-MB Sea Vulcan, helicopter deck
Electronic equipment	2x JMA radars
Complement	40 + 30 passengers

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Project history

PL 31, approved under the FY 95 budget, replaced an earlier unit with the same name and number. Has a large helicopter platform aft but no hangar. Equipped with a bow thruster and with passive stabilization tanks. Has extensive medical facilities and is intended to serve in disaster relief.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.