Yūbari-class destroyer escort

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Class overview
Operators Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded byIshikari class
Succeeded byAbukuma class
Built1981–1983
In commission1983–2010
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,470 tons standard
  • 1,690 tons full load
Length91 m (298 ft 7 in)
Beam10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement95
Armament

The Yūbari-class destroyer escort (or frigate) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the successor of the Ishikari-class destroyer escort. Yubari was named after the experimental light cruiser of the 1920s–1930s, which served in (and was lost during) World War II.

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