Japanese patrol vessel Akatsuki

Akatsuki (PLH-34) is a Reimei-class patrol vessel currently operated by the Japanese Coast Guard.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Akatsuki.
History
Japan
Name
  • Akatsuki
  • (あかつき)
BuilderMitsubishi, Nagasaki
Cost26.2 billion ¥[1]
Laid down16 February 2018
Launched10 April 2020
Commissioned16 February 2021
HomeportKagoshima
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeReimei-class patrol vessel
Tonnage6,500 GT
Displacement9,300 tons (full load)
Length150.0 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Draft9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × EC225LP helicopters

Design
Main article: Shikishima-class patrol vessel

Reimei-class carries two 40 mm autocanon and two JM61 20 mm machine guns, as does the Akitsushima.[2] Gun mounts of 40 mm autocanons are changed to Mk4, which is lighter than the Mk3 mounted on the Akitsushima.[2] Both are capable of being remotely controlled with optical directors.[3]

Aviation facilities are also similar to that of Akitsushima, capable of carrying two EC225LP Super Puma helicopters: however, only one helicopter is normally carried on this vessel.[2]

Construction and career

Akatsuki was laid down on 16 February 2018 and launched on 10 April 2020 by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki. She was commissioned on 16 February 2021.[4][5]

References
  1. Kaijin-sha 2018.
  2. Kaijin-sha 2020, pp. 40–42.
  3. Nakanomyo 2015.
  4. ships03. "「れいめい」型ＰＬＨ「あかつき」進水！". 世界の艦船 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ships03. "ヘリ巡「あかつき」竣工". 世界の艦船 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-04.

Bibliography
  • Kaijin-sha, ed. (July 2018). "Ships of Japan Coast Guard - Patrol Vessels". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (881): 39–90. NAID 40021585370.
  • Kaijin-sha, ed. (October 2020). "Ships of Japan Coast Guard - Patrol Vessels". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (933): 39–90. NAID 40022358584.
  • Nakanomyo, Masami (November 2015). "History of shipboard guns on JCG's patrol vessels". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Kaijin-sha (825): 168–173. NAID 40020597434.
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