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Destroyer escort
Abukuma-class destroyer escort is a destroyer escort. It was built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Limited Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.. Reported operators include Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JapanAbukuma-class destroyer escort
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Yūbari class
Mogami class
1988–1991
1989–present
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Destroyer escort
2,000 tons standard 2,550 tons full load
357 ft (109 m)
44 ft (13 m)
12 ft (3.7 m)
CODOG , two shafts 2 × Kawasaki - RR SM1A gas turbines 26,650 hp (19,870 kW) 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)
27 knots (50 km/h)
120
OPS-14 air search radar OPS-20 marine radar OPS-28C low-altitude surveillance/surface surveillance FCS-2 fire control system Sonar: OQS-8
NEC NOLR-6B ESM + OLR-3 Jamming
8 × Harpoon missiles ASROC octuple launcher 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 × Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes 2 x Mk.137 SRBOC chaff launcher
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country of origin Japan 0 references
航続距離 5,624 海里 (18ノット巡航時)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 109 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Abukuma-class destroyer escort equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
JapanMaritime Self-Defense Force exact named equipment holdings: Abukuma. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / FFG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Maritime Self-Defense Force exact named class holdings of Abukuma. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / FFG. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.