Isuzu class destroyer escort

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The Isuzu class destroyer escort (or frigate) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the first post World War II Japanese destroyer escorts to be armed with torpedoes, and this is the improved version of the Ikazuchi class, with the same ASW mission. This class was followed by Chikugo class destroyer escort.

• Displacement: 1490t standard; 1700t full load
• Armament:
  • 4 3in/50 main guns
  • 4 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 1 375 mm ASW rocket launcher
  • 2 Triple Mk 32 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes,
  • 1 DCT,
  • 1 Depth charge rack
• Complement: 183

Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
DE 211	Isuzu		January 17, 1961	July 29, 1961	March 25, 1992
DE 212	Mogami		March 7, 1961	October 28, 1961	June 20, 1991
DE 213	Kitakami		June 21, 1963	February 27, 1964	November 16, 1993
DE 214	Ohi[1]		June 15, 1963	January 22, 1964	February 5, 1993

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1. ^ or Ooi depending on romanization

Combatant ship classes of the JMSDF

DDH : Destroyer Helicopter	Haruna class | Shirane class | 13500t class
DDG : Guided Missile Destroyer	Amatsukaze | Tachikaze class | Hatakaze class | Kongō class | Atago class
DD : Destroyer	Asakaze (Gleaves) class | Ariake (Fletcher) class | Harukaze class | Akizuki class | Hatsuyuki class | Asagiri class | Murasame class | Takanami class | 5000t class
DDA : All Purpose Destroyer	Murasame class (1958) | Takatsuki class
DDK : Anti Submarine Destroyer	Ayanami class | Yamagumo class | Minegumo class
DE : Destroyer Escort	Asahi (Cannon) class | Ikazuchi class | Akebono | Wakaba | Isuzu class | Chikugo class | Ishikari | Yubari class | Abukuma class
PF : Patrol Frigate	Kusu (Tacoma) class
SS : Submarine	Kuroshio (1955) (Gato class) | Oyashio (SS-511) | Hayashio class | Natsushio class | Oshio | Asashio class | Uzushio class | Yushio class | Harushio class | Oyashio class |2900t class
List	List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force List of ships of the Japanese Navy