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JS Futami

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JS Futami (left) and JS Wakasa (right)
History
Japan
Name
  • Futami
  • (ふたみ)
NamesakeFutami
Ordered1976
BuilderMitsubishi, Shimonoseki
Laid down20 January 1978
Launched9 August 1978
Commissioned27 February 1979
Decommissioned17 March 2010
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationPennant number: AGS-5102
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeFutami class oceanographic research ship
Displacement
  • 2,050 t (2,020 long tons) standard
  • 3,200 t (3,100 long tons) full load
Length97.0 m (318 ftin)
Beam15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draft4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Depth7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement95
Sensors and
processing systems
OPS-18 surface-search radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
NOLR-6

JS Futami (AGS-5102) was a Futami-class oceanographic research ship for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Construction and career

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Futami was laid down on 20 January 1978 and launched on 9 August 1978 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard. She was commissioned on 27 February 1979 and was incorporated into the Marine Service Corps and deployed in Yokosuka.

On 17 March 1980, the Marine Service Corps was reorganized into the Oceanographic Command.

She was decommissioned on 17 March 2010. During her service, her total voyage reached 579,780 nautical miles, about 28 weeks on Earth, and total voyage time of 74,809 hours.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ "Maritime Self-Defense Force Newspaper". Maritime Self-Defense Force Newspaper. 9 April 2010. p. 2.

References

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  • Takao Ishibashi "All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002" (Namiki Shobo, 2002).
  • "World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History" (Gaijinsha, 2004)