Japanese patrol vessel Akatsuki
Shikishima-class patrol vessel of Japanese Coast Guard
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Akatsuki (PLH-34) is a Reimei-class patrol vessel currently operated by the Japanese Coast Guard.
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Cost | 26.2 billion ¥[1] |
| Laid down | 16 February 2018 |
| Launched | 10 April 2020 |
| Commissioned | 16 February 2021 |
| Home port | Kagoshima |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Reimei-class patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 6,500 GT |
| Displacement | 9,300 tons (full load) |
| Length | 150.0 m (492 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × EC225LP helicopters |
Design
Reimei-class carries two 40 mm autocanon and two JM61 20 mm machine guns, as does the Akitsushima.[2] Gun mounts of 40 mm autocanons are changed to Mk4, which is lighter than the Mk3 mounted on the Akitsushima.[2] Both are capable of being remotely controlled with optical directors.[3]
Aviation facilities are also similar to that of Akitsushima, capable of carrying two EC225LP Super Puma helicopters: however, only one helicopter is normally carried on this vessel.[2]
Construction and career
Akatsuki was laid down on 16 February 2018 and launched on 10 April 2020 by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki. She was commissioned on 16 February 2021.[4][5]