JS Kashima

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JS Kashima in Pearl Harbor during April 2008
History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Kashima
  • (かしま)
Namesake Kashima
Ordered1992
Builder Hitachi, Osaka
Laid down20 April 1993
Launched23 February 1994
Commissioned26 January 1995
Homeport Kure
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Type Training ship
Displacement4,050 tons Standard displacement
Length143 m (469 ft)
Beam18 m (59 ft)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement370
Armament
Aviation facilities Helipad

JS Kashima (TV-3508) is a training ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Built to a unique design during the mid-1990s, Kashima is flagship of the JMSDF Training Fleet. The name Kashima comes from the famous Shinto Kashima Shrine in Ibaraki prefecture, located to the northeast of Tokyo.

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Development and design

Kashima is of a unique design referred to as the "Kashima class cadet training ship". [1] She is 143 metres (469 ft) long, with a beam of 18 metres (59 ft), and a draft of 4.6 metres (15 ft). [1] Kashima has a full load displacement of 4,050 tons. [1] She is powered by a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) system, which uses two Mitsubishi S16U-MTK diesel engines[ citation needed ] for cruising, and two Kawasaki-Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines (providing 26,150 shaft horsepower each): a diesel and a gas turbine are connected to each of the two controllable-pitch propeller shafts. [1]

The ship is armed with a single Otobreda 76 mm gun and two triple 324 mm torpedo tube sets. [1] Four saluting cannon are also carried. [1] Kashima has a ship's company of 370, including officer cadets. [1] Cadets are accommodated in two-person staterooms, allowing cadets of both sexes to train aboard the ship. [1] The open aft deck was designed for use as a ceremonial and exercise assembly area, but can be used as a temporary helicopter landing zone. [1]

Construction and career

The ship was originally authorised under the Financial Year budget ending in 1991, but construction did not start because of Japan's financial involvement in the Gulf War. [1] The ship was requested again under the 1992 budget, and was approved. [1] Kashima was laid down by the Hitachi Zosen Corporation at the former Maizuru Naval Arsenal shipyards on 20 April 1993. [1] She was launched on 23 February 1994, and commissioned into the JMSDF on 26 January 1995. [1] She is flagship of the JMSDF Training Fleet, and is homeported at Kure. [1]

In July 2000, while visiting New York, Kashima was involved in a minor collision with Queen Elizabeth 2 . [2] The collision left a long scratch down the flank of the liner, and a dent in the warship's hull. [2] The Japanese took the incident with good humour, with a Japanese admiral onboard commenting "it was an honour to be kissed by the Queen Elizabeth". [2]

In June 2022, the Kashima made a port call in London as part of an exchange event between Japan and Britain and to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in 2022. [3] The ship will participate in an exercise with Britain's Royal Navy. [3] A second call in London was made in September 2024, marked by its band playing the theme from Thunderbirds while passing under Tower Bridge.

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