TV-3508 Kashima

Country:  Japan

Class, [Type]: Kashima, [AXT].

Builder: Hitachi, Kanegawa, Japan.

Launch date: 23 February 1994.

Commission date: 26 January 1995.

Displacement ( tons ): 4.050 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 143 x 18 x 4,6

Main machinery: CODOG: 2 x diesels ( ? x hp ), 2 x Kawasaki/Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines ( 52.300 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 25.

Complement: 370 ( including cadets ).

Guns: 1 x OTO Breda Compact 76mm/62, 4 x saluting cannons.

Torpedoes: 6 x 324mm tubes ( 2 x triple Type 68 ASW launchers ), Type 73 and Mk46 Mod5 torpedoes.

Radar: Surface Search: 1x Melco OPS-14C; Navigation: 1x Fujitsu OPS-19; Fire Control: 1 x FCS-2-22.

Countermeasures: EW: NORL-6 ( radar intercept ) ?.

Comment: Flagship of the training fleet. Could be used as a modest Command ship if needed.

Homeport: Kure.