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MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY
BIHORO medium patrol vessels (1974-1978)
Photo
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, t | 636 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 657 |
| Length, m | 63.4 |
| Breadth, m | 7.80 |
| Draught, m | 2.53 |
| 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 |
| Complement | 34 |
Standard scale images
Bihoro 1980
Graphics
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.
