Shirase class - AW - Icebreakers IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: Shipyard: Tsurumi Shipayrd (NKK) Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissioned History of JDS Shirase AGB 5002 1981-mar-05Laid downLaid down 1981-dec-11LaunchedLaunched 1982-nov-12CommissionedCommissioned Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Shirase class 11600light (tn) 17600full load (tn) 134length (m) 28beam (m) 9.20draught (m) 25000range (nm) 19max speed (knots) 6Naval Engine diesel-electric Aircraft Typical Max JMSDF Mitsubishi S-61 02 JMSDF KHI OH-6D 01 Builder Tsurumi Shipayrd (NKK), Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku