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KATORI training / escort ship (1969)
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Katori 1979
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| かとり [Katori] | TV3501 | Ishikawajima-Harima, Tokyo | 8.12.1967 | 19.11.1968 | 10.9.1969 | discarded 3.1998 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3372 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4100 |
| Length, m | 122.0 pp 127.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 15.0 |
| Draught, m | 4.30 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Ishikawajima geared steam turbines, 2 Ishikawajima- Foster Wheeler boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 20000 |
| Max speed, kts | 25 |
| Fuel, t | oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 1 x 4 - 375 71-shiki ASWRL, helicopter deck |
| Electronic equipment | OPS-2, OPS-15, Mk 34 radars, SQS-4 sonar, NOLR-1B ECM suite |
| Complement | 460 (inc 165 cadets) |
Standard scale images
Katori 1975
Graphics
Katori 1979
Project history
Capable of serving as a TS in peacetime and as an escort command ship at wartime. Ordered under the 1966 programme.
Modernizations
early 1980s: - SQS-4 sonar; + OQS-3 sonar
early 1990s: - OPS-15 radar; + OPS-17, OPS-20 radars
Naval service
No significant events.
