Mizutori-class submarine chaser

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JDS Mizutori
Class overview
NameMizutori class
Builders
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Japan.svg  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by Umitaka class
Built1959–1965
In commission1960–1999
Planned8
Completed8
Retired8
General characteristics
Type Submarine chaser
Displacement
Length60.5 m (198 ft 6 in)
Beam7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draft2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Depth4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed20  kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement80
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		 NOLR-1
Armament

The Mizutori-class submarine chaser was a class of submarine chasers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force after the Second World War, in the early 1960s.

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Design

In this type, the navigation performance was improved and the design was rationalized based on the operational results of the preceding 1954 planned boats (Kari-class, Kamome-class). The basic design was carried out by the Ship Design Association for boats in 1954, but it was transferred from this model to the Technical Research Institute of the Defense Agency (at that time), and the plan number was K103A. [1]

They were designed to be larger (1.4 times the standard displacement) based on the FY1954 plan, and the ship type was the same flush deck type. In the 1954 classes, the elaborate design with extremely thin plates led to an increase in man-hours, so the bow was 2.9 to 3.2 mm thick, but now it is 4.5 to 6 mm, and the area below the waterline is also 4.5 to 8 mm. Although it was thickened to millimeters, it still had a thin plate structure as a whole. In addition, in the 1954 classes, the bridge and the deck room were separated to reduce the area on the wind pressure side, but there were drawbacks such as the inconvenience of communication inside the ship in stormy weather and the inability to secure sufficient space inside the ship. Therefore, in this model, the front and rear superstructures are integrated so that it can be easily moved back and forth even in stormy weather. [2]

In addition to the wing on the bridge, they were equipped with the flagship equipment, so the superstructure is extended 2.5 meters to the rear to provide the headquarters general affairs room. In addition, since the 1934 boat, corrugated panels have been adopted on the side walls of the superstructure to reduce man-hours and weight. [3] [2]

On the other hand, as the main engine, the Umitaka-class was equipped with the same medium-speed robust diesel main engine manufactured by Mitsui Zosen as well as the Kamome-class, while this type has a relatively lightweight high-speed diesel main engine with almost the same configuration as the scale type. It was equipped with a V8 V22 / 30 type 4-cycle single-acting V-type 16-cylinder exhaust turbocharged diesel engine produced by Kawasaki Heavy Industries under a license agreement with MAN. It did not have a self-reversing mechanism and was connected to the propeller via a fluid coupling and a reducer. [4] [1]

Equipment

As a sonar, the 25.5 kHz class scanning AN/SQS-11A was installed on the bottom of the twin Bofors 40 mm gun, just like the 1954 classes. On the other hand, as a radar, the 1954 boats were equipped with AN/SPS-5B, which was made in the United States and used the X band, while this model was made in Japan and used the C band, OPS-16. [3] [2]

The high-angle machine gun system was similar to that of the 1954 boats, and was equipped with a Mk.1 40mm twin machine gun on the front deck. It was commanded by the Mk.63 Fire Control System (GFCS), with the director on the bridge top and the fire radar on the gun side. In addition, the hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar is placed just before the bridge structure behind it, and a 54-type depth charge drop rail (6 depth charges for 1 line) is placed on each side of the stern. Is. However, in the 1954 boats, an anti-submarine short torpedo equipped with a guidance device was adopted instead of the 55-type depth charge projector (so-called Y gun) placed on the rear deck. The four early-built boats used short torpedo projectors that project 483 mm diameter Mk.32 short torpedoes, while the four late-built boats were made in the United States and 324. It was changed to a 68-type triple short torpedo launcher that produced a licensed Mk.32 with a millimeter diameter. This became standard equipment on the subsequent Maritime Self-Defense Force guard ships, but this class and Umitaka-class submarine chaser were the first equipped boats. [2]

Ships of class

Mizutori-class repair submarine chaser
Pennant numberNameBuildersLaid downLaunchedCommissionedRedesignatedDecommissioned
PC-311 / ASU-89 Mizutori Kawasaki Heavy Industries 13 March 195922 September 195927 February 196027 March 198127 March 1985
PC-312 / ASU-90 Yamadori Fujinagata Shipyards 14 March 195922 October 195915 March 196027 March 198127 March 1985
PC-313 / ASU-61 Otori IHI Corporation 16 December 195927 May 196013 October 196027 March 198231 October 1985
PC-314 / ASU-87 Kasasagi Fujinagata Shipyards18 December 195931 May 196031 October 19605 March 198127 March 1985
PC-315 / ASU-62 Hatsukari Sasebo Ship Industry 22 January 196024 June 196015 November 196027 March 198231 October 1985
PC-316 / ASU-63 Umidori Sasebo Heavy Industries 15 February 196215 October 195230 March 196330 March 196424 March 1987
PC-319 / ASU-66 Shiratori 29 February 19648 October 196426 February 196519 March 198624 March 1987
PC-320 / ASY-92 Hiyodori 26 February 196525 September 196528 February 196621 May 19876 July 1999

Citations

  1. 1 2 「フォト・メモワール 海上自衛隊駆潜艇 全タイプ」『世界の艦船』. Vol. 675. 海人社. June 2007. pp. 45–51.
  2. 1 2 3 4 「海上自衛隊駆潜艇の技術的特徴」『世界の艦船』. Vol. 675. 海人社. June 2007. pp. 152–157.
  3. 1 2 「海上自衛隊哨戒艦艇のテクニカル・リポート」『世界の艦船』. Vol. 466. 海人社. June 1993. pp. 82–91.
  4. ↑ 「海上自衛隊哨戒艦艇用主機の系譜」『世界の艦船』. 海人社. June 1993. pp. 92–97.

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