Japanese patrol vessel Shunkō

	Shunkō on 4 February 2020
History
Japan
Name	Shunkō; (しゅんこう);
Namesake	Shunkō
Builder	Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki
Laid down	15 February 2018
Launched	20 March 2019
Commissioned	19 February 2020
Identification	IMO number: 9827073; MMSI number: 431518000; Callsign: 7KEU; Pennant number: PLH-42;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Shunkō-class heavy patrol vessel
Tonnage	6,742 GT
Length	140.0 m (459 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 4 × IHI-SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V400 diesel engines;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Sensors and ; processing systems	OPS-14 2D Air search; MS 1596 navigation radar; JMA 8303 surface search radar;
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 Mk4 gun; 2 × JM61 20 mm guns;
Aircraft carried	2 × Eurocopter AS332 or EC225

Shunkō (PLH-42) is a Shunkō-class patrol vessel currently operated by the Japanese Coast Guard.

Construction and career edit

Shunkō was laid down on 15 February 2018 and launched on 20 March 2019 by Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki. She was commissioned on 19 February 2020.^[1]^[2]

^ ships03. "新型ヘリ巡「しゅんこう」の引渡しが延期". 世界の艦船 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ 「海上自衛隊・海上保安庁艦船の動向 : 令和元年度を顧みて」『世界の艦船』. Vol. 927. 海人社. July 2020. pp. 141–147.