JS Kurobe

JS Kurobe
History
Japan
Name
  • Kurobe
  • (くろべ)
NamesakeKurobe
Ordered1986
BuilderJFE, Kure
Laid down31 October 1987
Launched23 May 1988
Commissioned23 March 1989
HomeportKure
Identification
StatusActive
Class overview
Preceded byAzuma class
Succeeded byTenryū class
General characteristics
Class & typeTraining ship
Displacement2,200–2,550 long tons (2,235–2,591 t) full load
Length100.5 m (329 ft 9 in)
Beam16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Depth3.97 m (13 ft 0 in)
Propulsion4 × diesel engines
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement143
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Target aircraft multiple control system
  • BQM-34AJ high-speed target system
  • Missile evaluation device
Armament1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
Aircraft carried4 x BQM-74E unmanned target aircraft Chaka III
Aviation facilitiesHangar and helipad

JS Kurobe (ATS-4202) is a training support ship of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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