JS Ishikari

JS Ishikari in 2006
History
Japan
Name
  • Ishikari
  • (いしかり)
NamesakeIshikari
Ordered1977
BuilderMitsui, Tamano
Laid down17 May 1979
Launched18 March 1979
Commissioned28 March 1980
Decommissioned17 October 2007
StrickenNovember 2008
IdentificationPennant number: DE-226
FateScrapped
NotesHer anchor is preserved in Ishikari, Hokkaido
Class overview
Preceded byChikugo class
Succeeded byYūbari class
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,290 tons standard
  • 1,450 tons full load
Length278.8 ft (85.0 m)
Beam35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Draft11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement95
Armament

JS Ishikari (DE-226) was the first destroyer escort with a gas turbine engine and surface-to-surface missiles of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She is the successor of the earlier Chikugo class. Entering service in 1981, she remained active until 2007 when she was decommissioned.

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