Abukuma-class destroyer escort

	JS Ōyodo in Maizuru port
Class overview
Builders	Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Limited ; Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.;
Operators	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by	Yūbari class
Succeeded by	Mogami class
Built	1988–1991
In commission	1989–present
Planned	11
Completed	6
Cancelled	5
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer escort
Displacement	2,000 tons standard ; 2,550 tons full load;
Length	357 ft (109 m)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts; 2 × Kawasaki-RR SM1A gas turbines26,650 hp (19,870 kW) ; 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW);
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement	120
Sensors &; processing systems	OPS-14 air search radar; FCS-2;
Armament	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;

The Abukuma-class destroyer escort (or frigate) (Japanese: あぶくま型護衛艦, romanized: Abukumagatagoeikan) is the general-purpose destroyer escort of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It is the successor of the earlier Yūbari class. They are being replaced by the Mogami-class frigates.

Class overview
JS Ōyodo in Maizuru port
Builders	Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Limited Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Operators	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by	Yūbari class
Succeeded by	Mogami class
Built	1988–1991
In commission	1989–present
Planned	11
Completed	6
Cancelled	5
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer escort
Displacement	2,000 tons standard 2,550 tons full load
Length	357 ft (109 m)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts 2 × Kawasaki-RR SM1A gas turbines26,650 hp (19,870 kW) 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h)
Complement	120
Sensors & processing systems	OPS-14 air search radar FCS-2
Armament	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