Japan Defense Ship
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Japan Defense Ships (自衛艦; Ji'ei-Kan) are warships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
[edit] Classification
| Class | Type | Symbol | Building # | # | Naming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major class | Minor class | |||||
| Combatant Ship | Combatant Ship | Destroyer | DD | 1601- | 101- | Names of natural phenomenona in the heavens or the atmosphere, mountains, rivers or regions |
| Destroyer escort | DE | 1201- | 201- | |||
| Submarine | SS | 8001- | 501- | Names of natural phenomenona in the ocean or maritime animals | ||
| Mine Warfare Ship | Minesweeper Ocean | MSO | 201- | 301- | Names of islands, straits, channels or one that added a number to the type | |
| Minesweeper Coast | MSC | 301- | 601- | |||
| Minesweeping Controller | MCL | - | 721- | |||
| Minesweeper Tender | MST | 462- | 461- | |||
| Patrol Combatant Craft | Patrol Guided Missile Boat | PG | 821- | 821- | Names of birds, grass or one that added a number to the type | |
| Patrol Boat | PB | 921- | 901- | |||
| Amphibious Ship | Landing Ship Tank | LST | 4101- | 4001- | Names of peninsulas, capes or one that added a number to the type | |
| Landing Ship Utility | LSU | 4171- | 4171- | |||
| Landing Craft Utility | LCU | 2001- | 2001- | |||
| Landing Craft Air Cushioned | LCAC | - | 2001- | |||
| Auxiliary Ship | Auxiliary Ship | Training Ship | TV | 3501- | 3501- | Names of places of natural beauty and historic interest or one that added a number to the type or the model |
| Training Submarine | TSS | - | - | |||
| Training Support Ship | ATS | 4201- | 4201- | |||
| Multipurpose Support Ship | AMS | - | - | |||
| Oceanographic Research Ship | AGS | 5101- | 5101- | |||
| Ocean Surveillance Ship | AOS | 5201- | 5201- | |||
| Ice breaker | AGB | 5001- | 5001- | |||
| Cable Repairing Ship | ARC | 1001- | 481- | |||
| Submarine Rescue Ship | ASR | 1101- | 401- | |||
| Submarine Rescue Tender | AS | 1111- | 405- | |||
| Experimental Ship | ASE | 6101- | 6101- | |||
| Fast Combat Support Ship | AOE | 4011- | 421- | |||
| Service Utility Ship | ASU | - | 7001- | |||
| Service Utility Craft | ASU | 81- | 61- | |||
| Service Yacht | ASY | 91- | 91- | |||
