The Hatsushima class is a class of coastal minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Development The Maritime Self-Defense Force has introduced the mine sweeping capability of the Takami class minesweeper developed in the 3rd Defense Build-up Plan by installing the British ASDIC 193 and the ZQS-2 mine detector that introduced the technology. However, in minesweepers such as the same class, immediately after the introduction of mine sweeping technology, mine disposal depended on the underwater diver, and the danger was great.
For this reason, it has become necessary to reduce the risk of mine clearance by using a self-propelled / precursor-type mine disposal tool that is remotely controlled. In response to this, the medium-sized minesweeper in the 4th Defense Build-up Plan was to further improve its sweeping ability, and this type was built by this.
Ships in the class Pennant no.NameBuildersLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedHome portMSC-649HatsushimaNippon Kokan, Keihin6 December 197730 October 197830 March 197913 July 2001YokosukaMSC-650NinoshimaHitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa8 May 19787 August 197919 December 197923 May 2002KureMSC-651MiyajimaNippon Kokan, Keihin8 November 197818 September 197929 January 1979KureMSC-652Enoshima4 October 197926 July 198025 December 19806 December 1996YokosukaMSC-653UkishimaHitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa15 May 197911 July 198027 November 198012 March 1997YokosukaMSC-654Oshima2 June 198017 June 198126 November 198123 March 1998OminatoMSC-655NiijimaNippon Kokan, Keihin4 August 19802 June 19814 March 2002OminatoMSC-656Yakushima15 June 198122 June 198217 December 198216 February 1999SaseboMSC-657NarushimaHitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa29 May 19817 June 198225 June 1999SaseboMSC-658Chichijima2 June 198213 July 198316 December 198313 March 2000YokosukaMSC-659TorishimaNippon Kokan, Keihin30 June 198223 June 19831 December 2000YokosukaMSC-660Hahajima20 May 198327 June 198418 December 19848 February 2000YokosukaMSC-661TakashimaHitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa7 June 198318 June 19844 June 2001KureMSC-662Nuwajima21 May 19845 June 198512 December 198529 May 2002KureMSC-663EtajimaNippon Kokan, Keihin22 May 198417 June 1985KureMSC-664Kamishima10 May 198520 June 198616 December 198616 December 2004YokosukaMSC-665HimejimaHitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa16 May 198510 June 198616 December 2004YokosukaMSC-666Ogishima19 December 198626 February 2010KureMSC-667MoroshimaNippon Kokan, Keihin22 May 19869 February 2005KureMSC-668Yurishima14 May 198713 May 198815 December 198823 February 2007KureMSC-669HikoshimaHitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa12 May 19872 June 198811 March 2008KureMSC-670Awashima12 May 19886 June 198913 December 19896 March 2009YokosukaMSC-671SakushimaNippon Kokan, Keihin17 May 19882 June 198921 March 2013Yokosuka
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