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![]() JS Ōyodo in Maizuru port
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Class overview | |
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Builders | |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Yūbari class |
Succeeded by | Mogami class |
Built | 1988–1991 |
In commission | 1989–present |
Planned | 11 |
Completed | 6 |
Cancelled | 5 |
Active | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer escort |
Displacement |
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Length | 357 ft (109 m) |
Beam | 44 ft (13 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h) |
Complement | 120 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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The Abukuma-class destroyer escort (or frigate) (Japanese: あぶくま型護衛艦, romanized: Abukumagatagoeikan) is the general-purpose destroyer escort of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It is the successor of the earlier Yūbari class.[1]
They are being replaced by the Mogami-class frigate.[2]