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HATSUSHIMA coastal minesweepers (1979 - 1988)
Photo
Moroshima 2003
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| はつしま [Hatsushima] | MSC649, 3.1995- YAS98 | NKK, Tsurumi | 6.12.1977 | 30.10.1978 | 30.3.1979 | divers support ship 3.1995, stricken 7.2001 | |
| にのしま [Ninoshima] | MSC650, 3.1996- YAS100 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 8.5.1978 | 7.8.1979 | 19.12.1979 | divers support ship 3.1996, stricken 5.2002 | |
| みやじま [Miyajima] | MSC651, 3.1996- YAS101 | NKK, Tsurumi | 8.11.1978 | 18.9.1979 | 29.1.1980 | divers support ship 3.1996, stricken 5.2002 | |
| えのしま [Enoshima] | MSC652 | NKK, Tsurumi | 4.10.1979 | 26.7.1980 | 25.12.1980 | stricken 12.1996 | |
| うきしま [Ukishima] | MSC653 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 15.5.1979 | 11.7.1980 | 27.11.1980 | stricken 3.1997 | |
| おおしま [Oshima] | MSC654 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 2.6.1980 | 17.6.1981 | 26.11.1981 | stricken 3.1998 | |
| にいじま [Niijima] | MSC655, 3.1998- MCL722 | NKK, Tsurumi | 4.8.1980 | 2.6.1981 | 26.11.1981 | MCM support ship 3.1998, stricken 3.2002 | |
| やくしま [Yakushima] | MSC656, 5.1999- MCL723 | NKK, Tsurumi | 15.6.1981 | 22.6.1982 | 17.12.1982 | MCM support ship 5.1999, stricken 2.1999 | |
| なるしま [Narushima] | MSC657 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 29.5.1981 | 7.6.1982 | 17.12.1982 | stricken 6.1999 | |
| ちちじま [Chichijima] | MSC658 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 2.6.1982 | 13.7.1983 | 16.12.1983 | stricken 3.2000 | |
| とりしま [Torishima] | MSC659 | NKK, Tsurumi | 30.6.1982 | 23.6.1983 | 16.12.1983 | stricken 12.2000 | |
| ははじま [Hahajima] | MSC660, 3.2002- MCL724 | NKK, Tsurumi | 20.5.1983 | 27.6.1984 | 27.6.1984 | drone control ship 3.2002, stricken 2.2006 | |
| たかしま [Takashima] | MSC661 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 7.6.1983 | 18.6.1984 | 18.12.1984 | stricken 6.2001 | |
| ぬわじま [Nuwajima] | MSC662 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 21.5.1984 | 5.6.1985 | 12.12.1985 | stricken 5.2002 | |
| えたじま [Etajima] | MSC663 | NKK, Tsurumi | 22.5.1984 | 17.6.1985 | 12.12.1985 | stricken 5.2002 | |
| かみしま [Kamijima] | MSC664, 2.2004- MCL725 | NKK, Tsurumi | 10.5.1985 | 20.6.1986 | 16.12.1986 | drone control ship 2.2004, stricken 12.2008 | |
| ひめしま [Himejima] | MSC665 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 16.5.1985 | 10.6.1986 | 16.12.1986 | stricken 12.2004 | |
| ひめしま [Ogishima] | MSC666, 2.2006- MCL726 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 16.5.1985 | 10.6.1986 | 19.12.1986 | drone control ship 2.2006, stricken 2.2010 | |
| もろしま [Moroshima] | MSC667 | NKK, Tsurumi | 22.5.1986 | 10.6.1986 | 19.12.1986 | stricken 2.2005 | |
| ゆりしま [Yurishima] | MSC668 | NKK, Tsurumi | 14.5.1987 | 13.5.1988 | 15.12.1988 | stricken 2.2007 | |
| ひこしま [Hikojima] | MSC669 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 12.5.1987 | 2.6.1988 | 15.12.1988 | stricken 3.2011 | |
| あわしま [Awashima] | MSC670 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 12.5.1988 | 6.6.1989 | 13.12.1989 | stricken 3.2009 | |
| さくしま [Sakushima] | MSC671, 2.2006- MCL727 | NKK, Tsurumi | 17.5.1988 | 2.6.1989 | 13.12.1989 | drone control ship 2.2006, stricken 4.2013 |
100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | MSC649-669: 440 MSC670, 671: 490 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | MSC649-669: 520 MSC670, 671: 550 |
| Length, m | MSC649-669: 52.0 pp 55.0 oa MSC670, 671: 55.0 pp 58.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.40 |
| Draught, m | MSC649-669: 2.50 MSC670, 671: 2.90 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | MSC649-665: 2 Mitsubishi 12ZC15/20i diesels MSC666-671: 2 Mitsubishi 6NMU-TA-I diesels |
| Power, h. p. | MSC649-665: 1440 MSC666-671: 1400 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(10) |
| Armament | MSC649-652: 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, S-4 USV, 53-shii mechanical, S-6 magnetic, S-2 acoustic minesweeping gear MSC653-671: 1 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan JM-61-B, S-4 USV, 53-shiki mechanical, S-6 magnetic, S-2 acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | OPS-9 radar, ZQS-2B sonar |
| Complement | 45 |
Standard scale images
Chichijima 2000
Graphics
Moroshima 2003
Project history
Enlarged versions of the Takami class, and also wooden hulled. Besides conventional sweep gear, they carried unmanned minehunting vehicles.
Modernizations
early 1980s, Hatsushima, Ninoshima, Miyajima, Enoshima: - 1 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan JM-61-B
1995, Hatsushima; 1996, Ninoshima, Miyajima: - minesweeping equipment, ZQS-2B sonar; + decompression chamber
1998, Niijima; 1999, Yakushima; 2002, Hahajima; 2004, Kamijima; 2006, Ogishima, Sakushima: + SAM-type minesweeping drone control equipment
Naval service
No significant events.
