JS Shimokita information

	JS Shimokita
History
Japan
Name	Shimokita; (しもきた);
Namesake	Shimokita Peninsula
Ordered	1998
Builder	Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down	30 November 1999
Launched	29 November 2000
Commissioned	12 March 2002
Homeport	Kure
Identification	MMSI number: 431999652; Pennant number: LST-4002;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Ōsumi-class tank landing ship
Displacement	8,900 t (8,800 long tons) standard; 13,000 t (13,000 long tons) full load;
Length	178 m (584 ft 0 in)
Beam	25.8 m (84 ft 8 in)
Draught	17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A Diesel, 26,000 bhp (19,000 kW)); 2 shafts ; 1 × bow thruster;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
Capacity	up to 10 main battle tanks
Troops	330 personnel
Complement	137
Sensors and ; processing systems	OPS-14C air search radar; OPS-28D surface-search radar; OPS-20 navigation radar; TACAN;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	4 × Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament	2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × M2 Browning machine gun;
Aircraft carried	Up to 8 helicopters tied topside
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

JS Shimokita (LST-4002) is the second ship of the Ōsumi-class tank landing ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

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History
JS Shimokita
Japan
Name	Shimokita (しもきた)
Namesake	Shimokita Peninsula
Ordered	1998
Builder	Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down	30 November 1999
Launched	29 November 2000
Commissioned	12 March 2002
Homeport	Kure
Identification	MMSI number: 431999652 Pennant number: LST-4002
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Ōsumi-class tank landing ship
Displacement	8,900 t (8,800 long tons) standard 13,000 t (13,000 long tons) full load
Length	178 m (584 ft 0 in)
Beam	25.8 m (84 ft 8 in)
Draught	17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A Diesel, 26,000 bhp (19,000 kW)) 2 shafts 1 × bow thruster
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
Capacity	up to 10 main battle tanks
Troops	330 personnel
Complement	137
Sensors and processing systems	OPS-14C air search radar OPS-28D surface-search radar OPS-20 navigation radar TACAN
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament	2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × M2 Browning machine gun
Aircraft carried	Up to 8 helicopters tied topside
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad