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Iwami-class Patrol Vessel
The is a class of 1,000 ton-class PL type Patrol boat, patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG). Backgrounds In the 2000s, the JCG was building 1000-ton class PLs with a high speed planing hull, such as and es. Although these ships were excellent in security missions, they were also unsuitable for rescue missions because of their poor low-speed stability and cruising capacity. Since the mass retirement of the was planned in the 2010s, general-purpose ships as replacements were needed. For this purpose, construction of the was started under the FY2009 supplement budget, but they were too expensive to build in large quantities. Because their high cost, construction of this class was started under the FY2010 supplement budget as more reasonable but still versatile vessels. Design Due to the demand for multi-mission capabilities, displacement hull made of steel was adopted as same as the ''Kunigami'' class. The superstructure is made of aluminium alloy. She is designed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensign Of The Japanese Coast Guard
Ensign most often refers to: * Ensign (flag), a flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality * Ensign (rank), a navy (and former army) officer rank Ensign or The Ensign may also refer to: Places * Ensign, Alberta, Alberta, Canada * Ensign, Kansas * Ensign Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Ensign Peak, Utah * Ensign Township, Michigan * Ensign Township, North Dakota (near Glenburn, North Dakota, Glenburn) People Given name *Ensign Cottrell (1888–1947), American baseball player *Ensign Dickinson (1819–1897), American politician *Ensign H. Kellogg (1812–1882), American politician Surname * Ensign (surname) Transportation * Pearson Ensign, a class of full-keel sailboats * , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 * Armstrong Whitworth Ensign, a class of British airliner, and the name of the first example *Ensignbus, a bus company in England *Ensign Manufacturing Company, a defunct railroad car manufacturing company in West Virginia Music * Ensign (band) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
