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JSKurihama

JSKurihama
History
Japan
Name	Kurihama (くりはま)
Namesake	Kurihama
Ordered	1978
Builder	Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo
Laid down	23 March 1979
Launched	20 September 1979
Commissioned	8 April 1980
Decommissioned	6 April 2012
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: ASE-6101
Status	Decommissioned
Class overview
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Asuka class
General characteristics
Type	Experimental ship
Displacement	950–1,100 long tons (965–1,118 t) full load
Length	68.0 m (223 ft 1 in)
Beam	11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Depth	5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Institution COGLAG method 2 × Fuji diesel 6S30B diesel engines (2,600 hp, 1,900 kW) 2 x shafts
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	40
Sensors and processing systems	OPS-9B

JSKurihama (ASE-6101) was an experimental ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

From the above circumstances, special consideration has been given to the torpedo test. The hull is also a long poop deck, and the rear deck is one step lower, making it easier to lift and lower trial torpedoes. 

On the starboard side of the rear work deck, a deck crane with a capacity of 5 tons is installed for the installation and operation of test equipment. In addition, a measurement room was set up in the adjacent section of the rear deck, and consideration was given to making it easier to monitor the measurement equipment. In addition, an ultrasonic measuring device and a torpedo launcher device were installed on the port side, and measuring equipment could be loaded and unloaded according to the content of the test. However, unlike the successor JS Asuka, the number of people involved in the test was limited to more than a dozen, so there were many day-trip tests. As for the onboard boats, an 11-metre (36 ft) work boat was mounted on the port side and a 7-metre (23 ft) work boat was mounted on the starboard side.^[1][2][3]

Kurihama was laid down on 23 March 1979 at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo and launched on 20 September 1979. The vessel was commissioned on 8 April 1980.

In August 1997, data was collected using the former escort ship JDS Nagatsuki that was sunk as a target for the actual ship.

On 22 March 2002, the Development Guidance Team was reorganized into the Development Team.

In response to the Great East Japan Earthquake caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake that occurred on 11 March 2011, 46 minutes after the earthquake, an emergency departure was made for disaster dispatch.

On 6 April 2012, a self-defense ship flag return ceremony was held at Yokosuka Base and she was retired. In the history of the ship for about 32 years, the total voyage was 305,186 miles (565,204.5 km) for about 14.1 laps of the earth, and the total voyage time was 39,850 hours.^[4]

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  JSKurihama alongside ex-JDS TachikazeatYokosuka on 14 November 2008.
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  Ex-JS Kurihama at Yokosuka on 30 July 2012.