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Measured figures
Length
Single source138 m (452 ft 9 in)[source]
full
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003) | Type 920 hospital ship |
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| Displacement | Approx. 20,000 tons[source] | 25,760 tons (full)[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] |
590.5 ft (180.0 m)(full)[source]
Range
Single source10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Launched | 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] | — |
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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] | Hospital ship[source] |
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| Capacity | 80 scientists 1,100 tons of cargo[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 helicopters[source] | — |
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| National origin | Japan[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source] |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar Helicopter pad[source] |
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