HOKUTO (LL-11) class

 2 HOKUTO-class NAVIGATIONAL BUOY TENDERS (WAGL)

 Name       Pendant    Launched          Commissioned       Status

 HOKUTO     LL-11      March 20, 1979    June 29, 1979      Active
 KAIO       LL-12      Oct. 20, 1979     March 11, 1980     Stricken
 GINGA      LL-13      Nov. 16, 1979     March 18, 1980     Active

These vessels are intended to recover, service and redeploy heavy navigational buoys.

Two vessels are active.

 GINGA: Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
 HOKUTO: Sasebo...