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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003) | Type 912 degaussing/deperming ship |
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| Displacement | Approx. 20,000 tons[source] | — |
| Power | Diesel-electric Four propulsion motors, 22,000 kW (30,000 hp) (combined) Two shafts; fixed-pitch propellers[source] | — |
| Name | Shirase (しらせ)[source] | — |
| Namesake | Shirase Glacier[source] | — |
| Laid down | 15 March 2007[source] | — |
Beam
Single source28 m (91 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum
Single sourceMaximum; in 1.5 m (4.9 ft) ice
Single source19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (maximum) 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) in 1.5 m (4.9 ft) ice[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Launched |
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16 April 2008[source] |
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| Commissioned | 20 May 2009[source] | — |
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| Home port | Yokosuka[source] | — |
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| Identification | Hull number: AGB-5003 MMSI number : 431999533 Callsign : JSNJ[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | Active[source] |
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| Preceded by | Shirase class (1981)[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | N/A[source] | — |
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| Type | Icebreaker[source] | Degaussing / deperming ship (ADG)[source] |
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| Capacity | 80 scientists 1,100 tons of cargo[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 helicopters[source] | None[source] |
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| National origin | Japan[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | — | Marine Diesel[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | None[source] |
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| Armament | — | Unarmed[source] |
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| Armour | — | None[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | None[source] |
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