JS Hibiki
Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship
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JS Hibiki (AOS-5201) is a Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
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JS Hibiki | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Hibiki |
| Ordered | 1989 |
| Builder | Mitsui, Tamano |
| Laid down | 28 November 1989 |
| Launched | 27 July 1990 |
| Commissioned | 30 January 1991[1] |
| Home port | Kure |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship |
| Displacement | 2,850–3,800 long tons (2,896–3,861 t) full load |
| Length | 67.0 m (219 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Development and design
Hibiki-class vessels have a beam of 30 metres (98 ft 5 in), a top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph), and a standard range of 3,800 nautical miles (7,000 km; 4,400 mi).[2] Each vessel has a crew of 40, including five American civilian technicians, and a flight deck for helicopters to operate off of.[3][4] They are able to deploy on station for 90 days.[4]
The vessels have an AN/UQQ-2 Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS), which was installed in the United States.[5][4] Data from the sensors is relayed through the Defense Satellite Communications System and processed and shared with the United States.[4] The data is fed into the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System.[6]
Propulsion is provided by four Mitsubishi S6U-MPTK diesel electric engines.[7]
Construction and career
Hibiki was laid down on 28 November 1989 at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano and launched on 27 July 1990. She was commissioned on 30 January 1991. Currently, her homeport is in Kure.[citation needed]
After deployment, from 9 March 1991, she was circulated to Oakland, California, United States, for proficiency training after service, and, after learning the SURTASS system, she was equipped with a sonar array in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After the equipment certification test was completed, she returned to Japan on 17 October 1991.[citation needed]
Full-scale operation started in April 1992, and the actual operation was where the anti-submarine information analysis center on land began.[citation needed]
On 1 December 2015, the Oceanographic Command Group was reorganized into the Oceanographic Command and Anti-submarine Support Group and was incorporated into the 1st Acoustic Measurement Corps, which was newly formed under the same group.[citation needed]
On 1 November 2017, a crew system was introduced to the 1st Acoustic Measurement Corps for the first time as a JMSDF ship, and, from now on, the crew will not be fixed, as three crews will operate two ships alternately.[8]