Yūbari-class destroyer escort

The Yūbari-class destroyer escort of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the successor to the. Yubari was named after the experimental light cruiser of the 1920s–1930s, which served and was lost during World War II.

Description

This class was the extended version of its predecessor,. The displacement was slightly increased, and some improvements were introduced. But they were almost the same, with the many common points including:
; The CODOG propulsion system.
; Centre-superstructure style.
; Simplified but sufficient C4ISR system.
; Brand-new weapon systems.
Both ships of this class were deployed at the Ominato District Force. The Ominato District is the northernmost district of the JMSDF and forefront against the Russian Pacific Fleet. Originally it had been planned to build six of this class. However it was decided that this class was too small to continue in production, so it was succeeded by the with an entirely new design.