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IZU large patrol vessel (1997)


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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, t3683
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 equipment2x JMA radars
Complement40 + 30 passengers


Standard scale images


<i>Izu </i>2010
Izu 2010


Graphics


<i>Izu </i>2004
Izu 2004


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.