Yashima 1955
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| やしま [Yashima] | MSC651 | South Coast Co, Newport Beach, USA | 12.1954 | auxiliary 3.1970 | |||
| はしま [Hashima] (ex-Alysse) | MSC652 | National Steel, San Diego, USA | 11.1.1954 | 5.1954 // 1956 | auxiliary 3.1970 | ||
| つしま [Tsushima] | MSC653 | Stephens Bros, Stockton, USA | 7.1956 | auxiliary 3.1973 | |||
| としま [Toshima] | MSC654 | Stephens Bros, Stockton, USA | 1.1957 | auxiliary 7.1973 |
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Displacement standard, t |
360 |
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Displacement full, t |
400 |
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Length, m |
42.1 wl 44.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.10 |
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Draught, m |
2.10 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors 8-268A diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
880 |
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Max speed, kts |
12.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2500(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, A-Mk 4v, A-Mk 6b acoustic, Q2 magnetic and Mk 4, Mk 6 minesweeping gear |
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Sensors |
SPS-5 radar, UQS-1 sonar |
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Complement |
39 |
Project history: USN Bluebird class coastal minesweepers, transferred under MDAP. Hashima was transferred after the one year service under French flag.
Modernizations: none
Naval service: In 1970-1973 all were classified as Yard Special Auxuliaries (YAS).
© Ivan Gogin, 2016