JS Shōnan

	JS Shōnan on 29 November 2013
History
Japan
Name	Shōnan; (しょうなん);
Namesake	Shōnan
Ordered	2007
Builder	Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down	16 December 2008
Launched	29 June 2009
Commissioned	17 March 2010
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: AGS-5106
Status	Active
Class overview
Preceded by	Nichinan class
Succeeded by	N/A
General characteristics
Type	Oceanographic research ship
Displacement	2,950 t (2,900 long tons) standard; 4,150 t (4,080 long tons) full load;
Length	103.0 m (337 ft 11 in)
Beam	16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Draft	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Depth	9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	3 × Mitsubishi S16U diesel electric engines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	80
Sensors and ; processing systems	OPS-20 surface-search radar; OPS-28 surface-search radar; Sonar;

JS Shōnan (AGS-5106) is the only ship of her type of oceanographic research ship for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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