JS Chiyoda (1983)
JS Chiyoda (AS 405) was a submarine rescue ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[2]
 Chiyoda at Yokosuka Naval Base in 2013 | |
| History | |
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| Name: | JS Chitoda |
| Builder: | Mitsui, Tamado |
| Laid down: | January 19, 1983 |
| Launched: | December 7 ,1983 |
| Commissioned: | March 27, 1985 |
| Decommissioned: | March 20, 2018 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Displacement: |
3,650 long tons (3,710 t) standard 4,450 long tons (4,520 t) full load |
| Length: | 113 m (370.7 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.6 m (57.7 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.6 m (15.1 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
2× Mitsui 8L42M diesels 7,860 kW (10,540 hp) 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 120 |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter deck |
| Notes: | Carried one DSRV |
She was replaced by another ship of the same name, JS Chiyoda (AS 404), 128 m (420 ft) long, with a standard displacement of 5,600 tonnes (6,173 tons), on 20 March 2018.[3]
History
Chiyoda was built by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in Tamano.[4] She was laid down on January 19, 1983, and launched later that year on December 7, 1983.[4][5]
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References
- Saunders 2002, p. 395
- Jane's Fighting Ships. S. Low, Marston & Company. 2007. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-7106-2799-5.
- Takahashi, Kosuke (March 20, 2018). "JMSDF commissions new submarine rescue ship". Jane's Information Group.
- "AS Chiyoda Class". Global Security. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- United States. Office of Naval Research. Liaison Office, Far East (1991). Scientific information bulletin. Dept. of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Research, Far East. p. 125.
The Chiyoda is a multipurpose submarine rescue and saturation-diving- capable ship belonging to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Built in 1985, it served as the mother ship for the sole deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV) in JMSDF.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2002). Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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