Takami-class minesweeper

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Class overview
NameTakami
Builders
Preceded byKasado class
Succeeded byHatsushima class
Built1968-1977
In commission1969-2000
Planned19
Completed19
Retired19
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement
Length52 m (170 ft 7 in)
Beam8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draft2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Depth4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement45
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament1 × single Oerlikon 20mm gun

The Takami class is a class of coastal minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[1]

Development[edit]

The experience of minesweeping during the Korean War has made countries concerned and aware of the threat of submerged mines. In particular, the increasing intelligence of sensitive mine ignition devices and the emergence of target tracking mines will increase the risk of touching mines and the uncertainty of minesweeping in conventional towed rear minesweeping, and one mine will be removed by explosive disposal methods. Attention was focused on minesweeping, which was to ensure that one was incapacitated.[2]

However, on the other hand, as of the early 1950s, only the earliest mine detectors such as the American AN/UQS-1 were in practical use, and these 100 kHz class sonars were to detect mine-like targets. However, it was not practical to use for mine clearance because it was not possible to distinguish whether it was actually a mine. To solve this problem, the United Kingdom, Plessey Company, in addition to the 100 kilohertz for mine detection was a two-frequency sonar that corresponds to the 300 kilohertz for mine classification ASDIC 193 type developed, the 1960s the country's Navy's Ton-class minesweeper. It was since used It in by mounting it on a minesweeper.[3]

In Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, after establishing the minimum required minesweeping operational force in the 1st Defense Build-up Plan and the 2nd Defense Build-up Plan , the amount of further minesweeping capacity in the 3rd Defense Build-up Plan The aim was to improve the quality and quality. For this reason, it was decided to give the new minesweeper, which will be maintained from the 1967 plan, the same minesweeper function as the Ton-class minesweeper.[4]

Ships in the class[edit]

Pennant no. Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Home port
MSC-630 Takami Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa 25 September 1968 15 July 1969 15 December 1969 12 March 1992 Kure
MSC-631 Iou Nippon Kokan, Keihin 21 September 1968 12 August 1969 22 January 1970 24 November 1992 Kure
MSC-632 Miyake 14 August 1969 3 June 1970 19 November 1970 9 November 1992 Yokosuka
MSC-633 Utone Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa 6 August 1969 6 April 1970 30 September 1970 9 February 1993 Yokosuka
MSC-634 Awaji 20 April 1970 11 December 1970 29 March 1971 25 March 1993 Kure
MSC-635 Toshi Nippon Kokan, Keihin 14 May 1970 12 December 1970 18 March 1971 9 February 1993 Yokosuka
MSC-636 Teuri 12 April 1971 19 October 1971 14 March 1972 10 March 1995 Yokosuka
MSC-637 Murotsu Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa 16 April 1971 16 December 1971 30 March 1972 30 March 1995 Yokosuka
MSC-638 Tashiro 26 May 1972 2 April 1973 30 July 1973 1 March 1996 Yokosuka
MSC-639 Miyato Nippon Kokan, Keihin 22 April 1972 3 April 1973 24 August 1973 Yokosuka
MSC-640 Takane 26 April 1973 8 March 1974 28 August 1974 21 February 1997 Kure
MSC-641 Muzuki Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa 7 June 1973 5 April 1974 25 February 1997 Kure
MSC-642 Yokose 2 July 1974 21 July 1975 15 December 1975 18 May 1998 Yokosuka
MSC-643 Sakate Nippon Kokan, Keihin 6 August 1974 5 August 1975 13 May 1999 Yokosuka
MSC-644 Oumi 20 June 1975 28 May 1976 18 November 1976 5 March 1999 Ominato
MSC-645 Fukue Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa 24 June 1975 12 July 1976 13 May 1999 Ominato
MSC-646 Okitsu 26 April 1976 4 March 1977 20 September 1977 31 March 2000 Kure
MSC-647 Hashira Nippon Kokan, Keihin 22 February 1977 8 November 1977 28 March 1978 31 March 1997 Kure
MSC-648 Iwai Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa 20 July 1976 24 November 1977 Kure

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Self-Defense Forces Equipment Yearbook 2006-2007. Asagumo Shimbun. pp. 250–251. ISBN 4-7509-1027-9.
  2. ^ Hull (Dissecting Modern Minesweepers), Ships of the World. Vol. 427. Japan: Gaijinsha. October 1990. pp. 76–79.
  3. ^ Kurokawa, Takehiko (October 1990). Sensor (Dissecting Modern Minesweepers)," Ships of the World. Vol. 427. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 88–91.
  4. ^ Hirogun, Yosuke (June 2010). History of Construction of Wooden Minesweepers by the Maritime Self-Defense Force, Ships of the World. Vol. 725. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 155–161.
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