Chikugo class Frigate

Formally escort destroyers they were the smallest ships in the word to be armed with the ASROC, an antisubmarine rocket system carrying an acoustic homing Mark 46 torpedo.

Derivatives / Succeeded by
1981	Ishikari class
1983	Yubari class
1989	Abukuma class

Specifications

165

crew

1470

light (tn)

1800

full load (tn)

length (m)

10.80

beam (m)

3.50

draught (m)

10000

range (nm)

max speed (knots)

Naval Engine diesel

Naval Gun twin 40 mm

Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC

Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
No Landing platform

Shipyards

Ishikawajima Shipyard (IHI) - Isogo	1
Maizuru - 1nm NW of Maizuru City, Kyoto	3
Mitsui Tamano -	7

List of Ships

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1970	1996	JMSDF	DE 215	JDS Chikugo
1971	1996	JMSDF	DE 216	JDS Ayase
1971	1997	JMSDF	DE 217	JDS Mikumo
1972	1998	JMSDF	DE 218	JDS Tokachi
1972	1998	JMSDF	DE 219	JDS Iwase
1973	1999	JMSDF	DE 220	JDS Chitose
1974	1999	JMSDF	DE 221	JDS Niyodo
1975	2000	JMSDF	DE 222	JDS Teshio
1975	2001	JMSDF	DE 223	JDS Yoshino
1975	2001	JMSDF	DE 224	JDS Kumano
1977	2003	JMSDF	DE 225	JDS Noshiro
1981	--	JMSDF	DE 226	Ishikari class JDS Ishikari
1983	--	JMSDF	DE 227	Yubari class JDS Yubari
1984	--	JMSDF	DE 228	Yubari class JDS Yubetsu
1989	--	JMSDF	DE 229	Abukuma class JDS Abukuma
1990	--	JMSDF	DE 230	Abukuma class JDS Jintsu
1991	--	JMSDF	DE 231	Abukuma class JDS Ohyodo
1991	--	JMSDF	DE 232	Abukuma class JDS Sendai
1993	--	JMSDF	DE 233	Abukuma class JDS Chikuma
1993	--	JMSDF	DE 234	Abukuma class JDS Tone

20 units

Events

1968-dec-09	Laid down	Laid down DE 215 JDS Chikugo
1969-dec-05	Laid down	Laid down DE 216 JDS Ayase
1970-jan-13	Launched	Launched DE 215 JDS Chikugo
1970-mar-17	Laid down	Laid down DE 217 JDS Mikumo
1970-jul-31	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 215 JDS Chikugo
1970-sep-16	Launched	Launched DE 216 JDS Ayase
1970-dec-11	Laid down	Laid down DE 218 JDS Tokachi
1971-feb-16	Launched	Launched DE 217 JDS Mikumo
1971-jul-20	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 216 JDS Ayase
1971-aug-06	Laid down	Laid down DE 219 JDS Iwase
1971-aug-26	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 217 JDS Mikumo
1971-oct-07	Laid down	Laid down DE 220 JDS Chitose
1971-nov-25	Launched	Launched DE 218 JDS Tokachi
1972-may-17	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 218 JDS Tokachi
1972-jun-29	Launched	Launched DE 219 JDS Iwase
1972-sep-20	Laid down	Laid down DE 221 JDS Niyodo
1972-dec-12	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 219 JDS Iwase
1973-jan-25	Launched	Launched DE 220 JDS Chitose
1973-jul-11	Laid down	Laid down DE 222 JDS Teshio
1973-aug-21	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 220 JDS Chitose
1973-aug-28	Launched	Launched DE 221 JDS Niyodo
1973-sep-28	Laid down	Laid down DE 223 JDS Yoshino
1974-feb-08	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 221 JDS Niyodo
1974-may-29	Launched	Launched DE 222 JDS Teshio
1974-may-29	Laid down	Laid down DE 224 JDS Kumano
1974-aug-22	Launched	Launched DE 223 JDS Yoshino
1975-jan-10	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 222 JDS Teshio
1975-feb-06	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 223 JDS Yoshino
1975-feb-24	Launched	Launched DE 224 JDS Kumano
1975-nov-19	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 224 JDS Kumano
1976-jan-27	Laid down	Laid down DE 225 JDS Noshiro
1976-dec-23	Launched	Launched DE 225 JDS Noshiro
1977-aug-31	Commissioned	Commissioned DE 225 JDS Noshiro
1996-apr-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 215 JDS Chikugo
1996-aug-01	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 216 JDS Ayase
1997-jul-08	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 217 JDS Mikumo
1998-apr-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 218 JDS Tokachi
1998-oct-16	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 219 JDS Iwase
1999-apr-13	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 220 JDS Chitose
1999-jun-24	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 221 JDS Niyodo
2000-jun-27	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 222 JDS Teshio
2001-may-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 223 JDS Yoshino
2001-may-18	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 224 JDS Kumano
2003-mar-13	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DE 225 JDS Noshiro

1970

Chikugo class

ちくご型護衛艦

Specifications

Aircraft

Shipyards

List of Ships

Events