Keel Laid: September 25, 1989
Christened: December 8, 1990
Commissioned: February 7, 1993
Builder: Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, WS. Propulsion system: Four diesels (600 horsepower each), two shafts with controllable pitch propellers
Length, overall: 224 feet (68.28 meters)
Beam: 39 feet (11.89 meters)
Draft(navigation): 15 feet
Displacement: 1312 tons full load
Speed: 14 knots
Crew: 8 officers, 76 enlisted
Combat Systems:
- AN/SLQ-37 - Magnetic/Acoustic Sweep System
- AN/SLQ-38 - Mechanical Sweep System
- AN/SLQ-48 - Mine Neutralization Equipment
- AN/SQQ-32 - Minehunting Sonar
- AN/SQQ-30 - Variable Depth Minehunting Sonar
- AN/SSN-2 - Navigation/Command and Control
- AN/SSQ-94 - On board Trainer
Armament:
- 2 .50 cal machine gun mounts
Homeport: Sasebo, Japan |