JDS Akashi

JDS Akashi
History
Japan
Name
  • Akashi
  • (あかし)
NamesakeAkashi
Ordered1967
BuilderHitachi, Maizuru
Laid down21 September 1968
Launched30 May 1969
Commissioned25 October 1969
Decommissioned24 March 1999
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationPennant number: AGS-5101
FateUnknown
Class overview
Preceded byN/A
Succeeded byFutami class
General characteristics
TypeOceanographic research ship
Displacement
  • 1,420 t (1,400 long tons) standard
  • 1,750 t (1,720 long tons) full load
Length74.0 m (242 ft 9 in)
Beam13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draft4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Depth6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement70–80
Sensors &
processing systems		OPS-9 surface-search radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		NOLR-5

JDS Akashi (AGS-5101) was an oceanographic research ship of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1960s.

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