JDS Kashima (TV-3508)
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JDS Kashima in July 2008 | |
| Career (Japam) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1992 |
| Builder: | Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down: | 1993-04-20 |
| Launched: | 1994-02-23 |
| Commissioned: | 1995-01-26 |
| Homeport: | Kure |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kashima class training vessel |
| Displacement: | 4,050 tons full load displacement |
| Length: | 143 m |
| Beam: | 18.0 m |
| Draft: | 4.6 m |
| Propulsion: | COGAG, 2 x Mitsubishi S16U-MTK diesel, 2 x Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines; 27,000 hp |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Complement: | 360 |
| Armament: |
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The JDS Kashima (TV-3508) is a training ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
In 2000, the Kashima was involved in a minor collision with the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 which left the QE2 with a long scratch and the Kashima with a dent. The Japanese took the incident with good humour, with a Japanese admiral who was on-board commenting "it was an honour to be kissed by the Queen Elizabeth".[1]
References
- ↑ Philip Delves Broughton (2000-07-06). "QE2 collides with warship at New York". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1347082/QE2-collides-with-warship-at-New-York.html. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
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