JDS Akashi

	JDS Akashi
History
Japan
Name	Akashi; (あかし);
Namesake	Akashi
Ordered	1967
Builder	Hitachi, Maizuru
Laid down	21 September 1968
Launched	30 May 1969
Commissioned	25 October 1969
Decommissioned	24 March 1999
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: AGS-5101
Fate	Unknown
Class overview
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Futami class
General characteristics
Type	Oceanographic research ship
Displacement	1,420 t (1,400 long tons) standard; 1,750 t (1,720 long tons) full load;
Length	74.0 m (242 ft 9 in)
Beam	13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draft	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Depth	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 × Kawasaki MAN V6 V22 / 30ATL diesel electric engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	70–80
Sensors and ; processing systems	OPS-9 surface-search radar
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	NOLR-5

JDS Akashi (AGS-5101) was an oceanographic research ship of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1960s.

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