1970    

JP Chikugo class

ちくご型護衛艦

JP Isuzu class

Frigate

ships



Frigate Chikugo class



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 JP Ishikari class
1983         JP Yubari class
1989                 JP Abukuma class



  Specifications


165crew
1470light (tn)
1800full load (tn)
93length (m)
10.80beam (m)
3.50draught (m)
10000range (nm)
28max speed (knots)

4Naval Engine diesel

1Naval Gun twin 40 mm
1Torpedo Launchers Mk 16 8-cell ASROC
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

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Typical Max
No Landing platform










  Shipyards


JP Ishikawajima Shipyard (IHI) - Isogo1
JP Maizuru - 1nm NW of Maizuru City, Kyoto3
JP Mitsui Tamano - 7



  List of Ships


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19701996JPJMSDFDE 215JDS Chikugo
19711996JPJMSDFDE 216JDS Ayase
19711997JPJMSDFDE 217JDS Mikumo
19721998JPJMSDFDE 218JDS Tokachi
19721998JPJMSDFDE 219JDS Iwase
19731999JPJMSDFDE 220JDS Chitose
19741999JPJMSDFDE 221JDS Niyodo
19752000JPJMSDFDE 222JDS Teshio
19752001JPJMSDFDE 223JDS Yoshino
19752001JPJMSDFDE 224JDS Kumano
19772003JPJMSDFDE 225JDS Noshiro
1981--JPJMSDFDE 226Ishikari class JDS Ishikari
1983--JPJMSDFDE 227Yubari class JDS Yubari
1984--JPJMSDFDE 228Yubari class JDS Yubetsu
1989--JPJMSDFDE 229Abukuma class JDS Abukuma
1990--JPJMSDFDE 230Abukuma class JDS Jintsu
1991--JPJMSDFDE 231Abukuma class JDS Ohyodo
1991--JPJMSDFDE 232Abukuma class JDS Sendai
1993--JPJMSDFDE 233Abukuma class JDS Chikuma
1993--JPJMSDFDE 234Abukuma class JDS Tone

20 units



  Events


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









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