JS Abukuma

	JS Abukuma
History
Japan
Name	Abukuma ; (あぶくま);
Namesake	Abukuma (1923)
Ordered	1986
Builder	Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down	17 March 1988
Launched	21 December 1988
Commissioned	12 December 1989
Homeport	Kure
Identification	MMSI number: 431999508; Pennant number: DE-229;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Abukuma-class destroyer escort
Displacement	2,000 tons standard ; 2,550 tons full load;
Length	357 ft (109 m)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts; 2 × Kawasaki-RR SM1A gas turbines 26,650 hp (19,870 kW) ; 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW);
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement	120
Sensors and ; processing systems	FCS-2
Armament	8 × Harpoon missiles ; ASROC octuple launcher ; 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun; 1 × Phalanx 20 mm CIWS ; 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;

JS Abukuma (DE-229) is the lead ship of the Abukuma-class destroyer escorts. She was commissioned on 12 December 1989.

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