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was built as a prototype in the plan of FY1977. Then, from the supplementary budget for the same year, construction of this class was started.
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capability was omitted. In order to operate helicopter with these small ships,
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372:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
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763:References
742:Shipyard,
605:Shipyard,
575:Shipyard,
535:Shipyard,
488:Commission
415:In service
300:At first,
226:L/90 35 mm
211:Complement
174:2 × shafts
169:Propulsion
548:Kagoshima
494:Homeport
482:Ship name
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102:Completed
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628:Okinawa
573:Maizuru
503:Tsugaru
485:Builder
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161:Draught
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618:Sendai
594:PLH-05
567:Hayato
554:PLH-04
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357:SATCOM
334:Ryukyu
308:Design
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110:Active
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558:Uruma
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339:Like
199:Range
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187:Speed
122:class
86:Built
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936:2023
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822:ISBN
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588:Naha
341:Sōya
314:Sōya
302:Sōya
251:The
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