JS Futami

	JS Futami (left) and JS Wakasa (right)
History
Japan
Name	Futami; (ふたみ);
Namesake	Futami
Ordered	1976
Builder	Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki
Laid down	20 January 1978
Launched	9 August 1978
Commissioned	27 February 1979
Decommissioned	17 March 2010
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: AGS-5102
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Futami class oceanographic research ship
Displacement	2,050 t (2,020 long tons) standard; 3,200 t (3,100 long tons) full load;
Length	97.0 m (318 ft 3 in)
Beam	15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draft	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Depth	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × Kawasaki V8 V22 / 30ATL diesel electric engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	95
Sensors &; processing systems	OPS-18 surface-search radar
Electronic warfare; & decoys	NOLR-6

Name

NamesakeFutami

Ordered1976

JS Futami (AGS-5102) was a Futami-class oceanographic research ship for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

v t e Futami-class oceanographic research ships
Futami Wakasa
Preceded by: Akashi Followed by: Nichinan
Auxiliary ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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