Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force’s Takami-class minesweeper “Utone” in Hitachi Zosen’s Kanagawa Yard, Kawasaki, in January 1976
Builder: Hitachi Zosen’s Kanagawa Yard, Kawasaki
Construction: wooden hull, other parts of non-magnetic materials
Displacements: 380 standard, 448 full load
Dimensions: 52.0 x 8.8 x 4.0 m
Draft: 2.41 m
Engines: 2 x diesels, total 1,440 b.h.p.
Speed: 14 knots
Complement: 45
Completed: 3rd September 1970
Decommissioned: 9th February 1993
See also photos of sisters “Toushi” (https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3463040) & “Oumi” (https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3521965 & 3521966)