Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - JMSDF

 

 

Ikazuchi class Destroyer Escort - DE

DE-202 Ikazuchi class destroyer escort DE-203 Inazuma Mitsui Tamano japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

 

Ships:

unit

laid down

launched

commissioned

decommissioned

DE 202 JDS Ikazuchi

December 18, 1954

September 6, 1955

May 29, 1956

1976

DE 203 JDS Inazuma

December 25, 1954

August 4, 1955

April 1, 1956

1977

 

BUILDER:

both units were built by Mitsui, Tamano, Japan

 

 

Specifications:

 

Length:

87,5 meters

 

Beam:

8,7 meters

 

Draft:

3,1 meters

 

Displacement:

1080 tons (standard)

 

Speed:

26 knots, max. (48 km/h)

 

Range:

 

 

Crew:

up to 160

 

Aviation:

none

 

Propulsion:

2 diesel engines (12000 shp) / 2 shafts, 2 propellers

 

Armament:

as built:

2 x 3”/50 (3-inch/50-caliber - 76mm) guns

2 x 40mm AA twin guns

1 x Mk-10 Hedgehog Anti-Submarine mortars

8 x Mk-6 depth charge projectors (K-gun)

2 x Mk-9 depth charge racks

 

images:

sorry, no photos

 

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