JDS Tsugaru

JDS Tsugaru in the 1980s
History
Japan
Name
  • Tsugaru
  • (つがる)
NamesakeTsugaru
Ordered1953
BuilderMitsubishi, Tokyo
Laid down18 December 1954
Launched19 July 1955
Commissioned15 December 1955
Decommissioned15 March 1990
ReclassifiedASU-7001, 1980
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: ARC-481
FateSunk as target
Class overview
Succeeded byMuroto class (1979)
General characteristics
TypeCable layer
Displacement
  • 926 long tons (941 t), standard
  • Later 2,150 long tons (2,180 t)
  • 1,400 long tons (1,400 t), maximum
  • Later 2,600 long tons (2,600 t)
Length
  • 72 m (236 ft 3 in)
  • Later 103 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam
  • 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
  • Later 12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draft
  • 3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
  • Later 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Depth
  • 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
  • Later 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement100–103
Sensors &
processing systems
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

JDS Tsugaru (ARC-481) was a cable laying ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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