JS Yaeyama

JS Yaeyama (MSO-301) was the lead ship of the Yaeyama-class minesweepers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 16 March 1993.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Yaeyama.
JS Yaeyama at Yokosuka on 21 March 2016.
History
Japan
Name
  • Yaeyama
  • (やえやま)
NamesakeYaeyama
Ordered1989
BuilderHitachi Zosen Corporation
Laid down30 August 1990
Launched29 August 1991
Commissioned16 March 1993
Decommissioned28 June 2016
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationMSO-301
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeYaeyama-class minesweeper
Displacement
  • 1,000 tons standard (Official)
  • 1,250 tons full load (estimated)
Length67 m (220 ft)
Beam11.8 m (38.7 ft)
Draft3.1 m (10.2 ft)
Depth5.2 m (17 ft)
Propulsion
  • Diesel, two Mitsubishi 6NMU-TA1 diesels 2,400 hp (1.76 MW), two shafts
  • one 350 hp (257 kW) hydrojet bow thruster
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 JM-61 Sea Vulcan
  • Mine-hunting and sweeping equipment
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