JS Kashima vs Type 815 spy ship: Specs Compared

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ANaval support & landing craft

JS Kashima

Training ship

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Type 815 spy ship

Spy ships (AGI)

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143m

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143 m

Length

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143 m (469 ft)^[source]

18m

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JS Kashima and Type 815 spy ship configuration
Specification	JS Kashima	Type 815 spy ship
Displacement	4,050 tons Standard displacement^[source]	—
Power	CODOG 2 × Mitsubishi S16U-MTK diesels 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines - 26,150 shp each^[source]	—
Name	Kashima (かしま)^[source]	—
Namesake	Kashima^[source]	—
Ordered	1992^[source]	—
Builder	Hitachi , Maizuru^[source]

Laid down	20 April 1993^[source]	—

Launched	23 February 1994^[source]	—

Commissioned	26 January 1995^[source]	—

Home port	Kure^[source]	—

Identification	MMSI number : 431999529 Pennant number : TV-3508^[source]	—

Status	Active^[source]	Active^[source]

Type	Training ship^[source]	Spy ships (AGI)^[source]

Armament	1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 2 × triple torpedo tubes 4 × saluting cannon^[source]	—

Aviation facilities	Helipad^[source]	Helipad^[source]

Source measurement	Kashima is of a unique design referred to as the " Kashima class cadet training ship". She is 143 metres (469 ft) long, with a beam of 18 metres (59 ft), and a draft of 4.6 metres (15 ft). Kashima has a full load displacement of 4,050 tons. She is powered by a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) system, which uses two Mitsubishi S16U-MTK diesel engines for cruising, and two Kawasaki - Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines (providing 26,150 shaft horsepower each): a diesel and a gas turbine are connected to each of the two controllable-pitch propeller shafts.^[source]JS Kashima · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ship is armed with a single Otobreda 76 mm gun and two triple 324 mm torpedo tube sets. Four saluting cannon are also carried. Kashima has a ship's company of 370, including officer cadets . Cadets are accommodated in two-person staterooms, allowing cadets of both sexes to train aboard the ship. The open aft deck was designed for use as a ceremonial and exercise assembly area, but can be used as a temporary helicopter landing zone.^[source]JS Kashima · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

Kashima is of a unique design referred to as the " Kashima class cadet training ship". She is 143 metres (469 ft) long, with a beam of 18 metres (59 ft), and a draft of 4.6 metres (15 ft). Kashima has a full load displacement of 4,050 tons. She is powered by a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) system, which uses two Mitsubishi S16U-MTK diesel engines for cruising, and two Kawasaki - Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines (providing 26,150 shaft horsepower each): a diesel and a gas turbine are connected to each of the two controllable-pitch propeller shafts.^[source]JS Kashima · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The ship is armed with a single Otobreda 76 mm gun and two triple 324 mm torpedo tube sets. Four saluting cannon are also carried. Kashima has a ship's company of 370, including officer cadets . Cadets are accommodated in two-person staterooms, allowing cadets of both sexes to train aboard the ship. The open aft deck was designed for use as a ceremonial and exercise assembly area, but can be used as a temporary helicopter landing zone.^[source]JS Kashima · Development and design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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