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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
TAKAMI coastal minesweepers (1969 - 1978)
Photo
Utone 1980
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| たかみ [Takami] | MSC630, 3.1986- YAS82 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 9.1968 | 15.7.1969 | 12.1969 | diver support ship 3.1986, stricken 3.1992 | |
| いおう [Iou] | MSC631, 12.1986- YAS83 | NKK, Tsurumi | 9.1968 | 12.8.1969 | 1.1970 | diver support ship 3.1986, stricken 11.1992 | |
| みやけ [Miyake] | MSC632, 12.1986- YAS84 | NKK, Tsurumi | 8.1969 | 3.6.1970 | 11.1970 | diver support ship 12.1986, stricken 11.1993 | |
| うとね [Utone] | MSC633, 12.1986- MST475 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 8.1969 | 6.4.1970 | 9.1970 | MCM support ship 12.1986, stricken 2.1993 | |
| あわじ [Awaji] | MSC634, 3.1987- YAS85 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 4.1970 | 11.12.1970 | 3.1971 | diver support ship 3.1987, stricken 3.1993 | |
| とうし [Toushi] | MSC635, 3.1987- YAS86 | NKK, Tsurumi | 5.1970 | 12.12.1970 | 3.1971 | diver support ship 3.1987, stricken 2.1993 | |
| てうり [Teuri] | MSC636, 3.1988- YAS87 | NKK, Tsurumi | 4.1971 | 19.10.1971 | 3.1972 | diver support ship 3.1988, stricken 3.1995 | |
| むろつ [Murotsu] | MSC637, 3.1988- YAS88 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 4.1971 | 16.12.1971 | 3.1972 | diver support ship 3.1988, stricken 3.1995 | |
| たしろ [Tashiro] | MSC638, 12.1989- YAS89 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 5.1972 | 2.4.1973 | 7.1973 | diver support ship 12.1989, stricken 11.1993 | |
| みやと [Miyato] | MSC639, 11.1989- YAS90 | NKK, Tsurumi | 4.1972 | 3.4.1973 | 8.1973 | diver support ship 11.1989, stricken 3.1996 | |
| たかね [Takane] | MSC640, 11.1990- YAS91 | NKK, Tsurumi | 4.1973 | 8.3.1974 | 8.1974 | diver support ship 11.1990, stricken 2.1997 | |
| むづき [Muzuki] | MSC641, 11.1990- YAS92 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 6.1973 | 5.4.1974 | 8.1974 | diver support ship 11.1990, stricken 2.1997 | |
| よこせ [Yokose] | MSC642, 3.1992- YAS93 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 7.1974 | 21.7.1975 | 12.1975 | diver support ship 3.1992, stricken 5.1998 | |
| さかて [Sakate] | MSC643, 3.1992- YAS94 | NKK, Tsurumi | 8.1974 | 5.8.1975 | 12.1975 | diver support ship 3.1992, stricken 5.1998 | |
| おうみ [Oumi] | MSC644, 2.1993- YAS95 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 6.1975 | 28.5.1976 | 11.1976 | diver support ship 2.1993, stricken 3.1999 | |
| ふくえ [Fukue] | MSC645, 2.1993- MST476, 3.1998- MCL721 | NKK, Tsurumi | 6.1975 | 12.7.1976 | 11.1976 | MCM support ship 2.1993, stricken 5.1999 | |
| おきつ [Okitsu] | MSC646, 11.1993- YAS96 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 4.1976 | 4.3.1977 | 9.1977 | diver support ship 11.1993, stricken 3.2000 | |
| はしら [Hashira] | MSC647, 3.1995- YAS99 | NKK, Tsurumi | 2.1977 | 8.11.1977 | 3.1978 | diver support ship 3.1995, stricken 3.1999 | |
| いわい [Iwai] | MSC648, 5.1994- YAS97 | Hitachi, Kanagawa | 7.1976 | 24.11.1977 | 3.1978 | diver support ship 5.1994, stricken 3.1999 |
100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 380 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 425 |
| Length, m | 52.0 |
| Breadth, m | 8.80 |
| Draught, m | 2.40 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Mitsubishi 12ZC15/20 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1440 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 53-shiki mechanical, 56-shiki magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | MSC630, 631: OPS-9 radar, type 193 sonar MSC632-648: OPS-9 radar, ZQS-2 sonar |
| Complement | 45 |
Standard scale images
Takami 1975
Graphics
Utone 1980
Project history
Wooden minesweepers (developed from the Kasado class) which also carried divers for mine clearance duties. The electronics were largely Japanese-produced versions of British equipment.
Modernizations
none
Naval service
Almost all were converted to YAS.
