JDS Kumano

	JDS Kumano
History
Japan
Name	Kumano ; (くまの);
Namesake	Kumano
Ordered	1972
Builder	Hitachi, Osaka
Laid down	29 May 1974
Launched	24 February 1975
Commissioned	19 November 1975
Decommissioned	18 May 2001
Homeport	Kure (1976–1986); Maizuru (1986–1989); Yokosuka (1989–1995); Kure (1995–2001);
Identification	Pennant number: DE-224
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Chikugo-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,700–1,800 long tons (1,727–1,829 t) full load
Length	93.0 m (305 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Depth	7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	CODAD propulsion system; 2 × shafts,; 4 × diesel engines (16,000 hp, 12,000 kW);
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	165
Sensors and ; processing systems	TDS-1 Target Designation System; OPS-14 2D air search radar; OPS-17 surface search radar; FCS-1B gun FCS; OQS-3A bow sonar; SQS-35(J) VDS; SFCS-4 Underwater Battery FCS;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	NOLR-5 ESM
Armament	2 × 3"/50 caliber guns; 2 × 40 mm AA guns; 1 × ASROC ASW missile launcher; 2 × triple 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes;

JDS Kumano (DE-224) was the tenth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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