Hateruma-class patrol vessel
 Hateruma (PL61), lead ship of the class
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Hateruma class |
| Builders | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Operators |  Japan Coast Guard |
| Preceded by | Aso class |
| Succeeded by | Kunigami class |
| Built | 2005–2010 |
| In commission | 2008–present |
| Completed | 9 |
| Active | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 1,000 ton-class PL (Patrol vessel, Large) |
| Tonnage | 1,300 Gross tonnage |
| Length | 89.0 m (292.0 ft) |
| Beam | 11.0 m (36.1 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 30 |
| Armament | One Mk44 Bushmaster II 30 mm gun with optical FCS |
| Aviation facilities | aft helicopter deck and refueling facilities |
Hateruma-class patrol vessel (Japanese: はてるま型巡視船) is a class of PL type patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard. PL stands for "Patrol vessel Large", and the class name "Hateruma" is named after Hateruma-jima, the southernmost inhabited island of Japan.
Aiming at policing of Senkaku Islands, they can be a floating base for smaller patrol crafts or helicopters, so they are called "拠点機能強化型巡視船", Patrol vessel, Sea-basing capability enhanced. The lead ship of the class, Hateruma (PL61), was one of the JCG's vessels involved in the 2010 Senkaku boat collision incident, including Yonakuni (PL63) and Mizuki (PS class), both of which collided with the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 which was then boarded and seized.
Ships of this class are equipped with one single-mounted
This class has the helicopter deck wide enough to operate with
The JCG had intended to build a number of ships of this design for the successor of PL-101 Shiretoko-class, but this class may not suitable for SAR mission because of the insufficient low-speed mobility. So the construction project has switched to the PL-09 Kunigami-class, utilized variant of this class.
The Shiretoko class is the older 1,000 ton-class PLs, twenty-eight ships were built in late 1970s and early 1980s. It was announced that Japan plans to transfer two of the older Shiretoko-class type patrol vessels to the Philippines Coast Guard in 2012.[1]
Ships in the class
| Pennant Number | Ship Name | Builder | Commission | Decommission | Homeport |
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| PL61 | Hateruma | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding | 31 March 2008 | Ishigaki | |
| PL62 | Ishigaki (former Hakata) | 2 February 2009 | Ishigaki | ||
| PL63 | Kunigami (former Yonakuni) | Nakagusuku | |||
| PL64 | Shimokita (former Motobu) | 3 March 2009 | Naha
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| PL65 | Shiretoko (former Kunigami) | 12 March 2009 | Nakagusuku | ||
| PL66 | Shikine | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 7 October 2009 | Shimoda | |
| PL67 | Amagi | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding | 11 March 2010 | Amami | |
| PL68 | Suzuka | Owase
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| PL69 | Koshiki | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 9 March 2010 | Kagoshima |
See also
References
- ^ "Philippines to receive 10 new patrol ships from Japan | Inquirer Global Nation". Globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
Future reading
- "Ships of Japan Coast Guard". Ships of the World (692). Kaijinn-sha: 51. July 2008.
- Shigehiro Sakamoto (July 2008). "60th Anniversary of JCG: For near future". Ships of the World (692). Kaijinn-sha: 132–137.
- Yoshifumi Mayama (July 2008). "60th Anniversary of JCG: Technical history of its ship". Ships of the World (692). Kaijinn-sha: 138–143.
