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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Kamome-class submarine chaser
Category
Country
Production
1956–1957
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · EARLY COLD WAR
20
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationsubmarine chaser
- Ship Typesubmarine chaser
- Builder / ShipyardUraga Dock Company, Kure Naval Arsenal
- Laid Down1956
- Launched1957
- Commissioned1957
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement330 t
- Standard Displacement330 t
- Full Load Displacement360 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)54 m
- Beam6.6 m
- Draft2.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement70
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- Propulsion Type*2 × Mitsui B & W 635VBU-45 diesel electric engines *2 × shafts
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed20 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Guntwin Bofors 40 mm
- Main Gun Calibre40 mm
- Main Gun Count1
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarAN/SPS-5B
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMark 63 Gun Fire Control System
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel with aluminium alloy superstructure
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed3
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1956Production started
- 1957Production ended
70
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
275PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT20EARLY COLD WAR · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT383JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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