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Training ship
JS Kashima is a training ship. It was built by Hitachi , Maizuru.
Kashima (かしま)
Kashima
1992
Hitachi , Maizuru
20 April 1993
23 February 1994
26 January 1995
Kure
MMSI number : 431999529 Pennant number : TV-3508
Active
Training ship
4,050 tons Standard displacement
143 m (469 ft)
18 m (59 ft)
4.6 m (15 ft)
CODOG 2 × Mitsubishi S16U-MTK diesels 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines - 26,150 shp each
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
370
1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 2 × triple torpedo tubes 4 × saluting cannon
Helipad
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.
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.
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JS Kashima 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: Kashima. 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: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AX. 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.