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Shiretoko-class patrol vessel
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The Shiretoko-class patrol vessel (Japanese: しれとこ型巡視船) is a class of PL type patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG; former Maritime Safety Agency, MSA). PL stands for "Patrol vessel Large", and the class name "Shiretoko" is named after Shiretoko, the northeastern area of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan
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![]() Shiretoko (PL-101) | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Shiretoko class |
Operators |
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Preceded by | Daiou class |
Succeeded by | Nojima |
Built | 1978–1982 |
In commission | 1978–2016 |
Completed | 28 |
Active | 0 |
Retired | 28 |
General characteristics | |
Type | 1,000 ton-class PL (Patrol vessel, Large) |
Tonnage | 980 GT[1] |
Displacement | |
Length | 78.0 m (255 ft 11 in)[1] |
Beam | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)[1] |
Draught | 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)[1] |
Depth | 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20.0 knots (37.0 km/h; 23.0 mph)[1] |
Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi)[1] |
Boats & landing craft carried |
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Complement | 41[1] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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