# Takami-class minesweeper

The Takami class is a class of coastal minesweepers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

## Development

The experience of minesweeping during the Korean War has made countries concerned and aware of the threat of submerged mines. In particular, the increasing intelligence of sensitive mine ignition devices and the emergence of target tracking mines will increase the risk of touching mines and the uncertainty of minesweeping in conventional towed rear minesweeping, and one mine will be removed by explosive disposal methods. Attention was focused on minesweeping, which was to ensure that one was incapacitated.
However, on the other hand, as of the early 1950s, only the earliest mine detectors such as the American AN/UQS-1 were in practical use, and these 100 kHz class sonars were to detect mine-like targets. However, it was not practical to use for mine clearance because it was not possible to distinguish whether it was actually a mine. To solve this problem, the United Kingdom, Plessey Company, in addition to the 100 kilohertz for mine detection was a two-frequency sonar that corresponds to the 300 kilohertz for mine classification ASDIC 193 type developed, the 1960s the country's Navy's Ton-class minesweeper. It was since used It in by mounting it on a minesweeper.
In Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, after establishing the minimum required minesweeping operational force in the 1st Defense Build-up Plan and the 2nd Defense Build-up Plan , the amount of further minesweeping capacity in the 3rd Defense Build-up Plan The aim was to improve the quality and quality. For this reason, it was decided to give the new minesweeper, which will be maintained from the 1967 plan, the same minesweeper function as the Ton-class minesweeper.

## Ships in the class

| Pennant no. | Name | Builders | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Home port |
| MSC-630 | Takami | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 25 September 1968 | 15 July 1969 | 15 December 1969 | 12 March 1992 | Kure |
| MSC-631 | Iou | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 21 September 1968 | 12 August 1969 | 22 January 1970 | 24 November 1992 | Kure |
| MSC-632 | Miyake | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 14 August 1969 | 3 June 1970 | 19 November 1970 | 9 November 1992 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-633 | Utone | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 6 August 1969 | 6 April 1970 | 30 September 1970 | 9 February 1993 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-634 | Awaji | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 20 April 1970 | 11 December 1970 | 29 March 1971 | 25 March 1993 | Kure |
| MSC-635 | Toshi | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 14 May 1970 | 12 December 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 9 February 1993 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-636 | Teuri | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 12 April 1971 | 19 October 1971 | 14 March 1972 | 10 March 1995 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-637 | Murotsu | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 16 April 1971 | 16 December 1971 | 30 March 1972 | 30 March 1995 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-638 | Tashiro | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 26 May 1972 | 2 April 1973 | 30 July 1973 | 1 March 1996 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-639 | Miyato | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 22 April 1972 | 3 April 1973 | 24 August 1973 | 1 March 1996 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-640 | Takane | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 26 April 1973 | 8 March 1974 | 28 August 1974 | 21 February 1997 | Kure |
| MSC-641 | Muzuki | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 7 June 1973 | 5 April 1974 | 28 August 1974 | 25 February 1997 | Kure |
| MSC-642 | Yokose | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 2 July 1974 | 21 July 1975 | 15 December 1975 | 18 May 1998 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-643 | Sakate | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 6 August 1974 | 5 August 1975 | 15 December 1975 | 13 May 1999 | Yokosuka |
| MSC-644 | Oumi | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 20 June 1975 | 28 May 1976 | 18 November 1976 | 5 March 1999 | Ominato |
| MSC-645 | Fukue | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 24 June 1975 | 12 July 1976 | 18 November 1976 | 13 May 1999 | Ominato |
| MSC-646 | Okitsu | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 26 April 1976 | 4 March 1977 | 20 September 1977 | 31 March 2000 | Kure |
| MSC-647 | Hashira | Nippon Kokan, Keihin | 22 February 1977 | 8 November 1977 | 28 March 1978 | 31 March 1997 | Kure |
| MSC-648 | Iwai | Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kanagawa | 20 July 1976 | 24 November 1977 | 28 March 1978 | 31 March 1997 | Kure |

## Citations

* ↑ Self-Defense Forces Equipment Yearbook 2006-2007. Asagumo Shimbun. pp. 250–251. ISBN 4-7509-1027-9.
* ↑ Hull (Dissecting Modern Minesweepers), Ships of the World. Vol. 427. Japan: Gaijinsha. October 1990. pp. 76–79.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
* ↑ Kurokawa, Takehiko (October 1990). Sensor (Dissecting Modern Minesweepers)," Ships of the World. Vol. 427. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 88–91.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
* ↑ Hirogun, Yosuke (June 2010). History of Construction of Wooden Minesweepers by the Maritime Self-Defense Force, Ships of the World. Vol. 725. Japan: Gaijinsha. pp. 155–161.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)