KUROBE (ATS-4202) class

 1 KUROBE-class MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY (AG)

 Name      Pendant     Launched        Commissioned      Status

 KUROBE    ATS-4202    May 23, 1988    March 23, 1989    Active

The ship was approved under the FY 1986 budget. She carries, launches, controls, recovers and services U.S. Ryan BQM-34J high-speed and Northrop MQM-74C Chukar supersonic target drones.

Active. Based at Kure.

Nipon Kokan, Tsurumi, Japan

 Displacement:       2,200 tons standard
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