| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Isuzu class |
| Operators: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| In commission: | 1961–1993 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Retired: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer escort |
| Displacement: | 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) standard 1,700 long tons (1,727 t) full load |
| Complement: | 183 |
| Armament: | • 4 × 3"/50 caliber guns • 1 × 375 mm (14.8 in) ASW rocket launcher • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes • 2 × triple Mk.32 324 mm (13 in) ASW torpedo tubes • 1 × depth charge thrower • 1 × depth charge rack |
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.
| 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 | Ōi | June 15, 1963 | January 22, 1964 | February 5, 1993 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||