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HIBIKI (AOS-5201) class

Country of Origin: Japan


 3 HIBIKI-class OCEAN SURVEILLANCE SHIPS (AGOS)
 Name       Pendant    Launched         Commissioned      Status
 HIBIKI     AOS-5201   July 27, 1990    Jan. 30, 1991     Active
 HARIMA     AOS-5202   Sept. 11, 1991   March 10, 1992    Active
 AKI        AOS-5203   Jan. 15, 2020    March 4, 2020     Active

The HIBIKI class are Japanese-designed small waterplane, twin-hull (SWATH) ocean surveillance ships. The class resembles the U.S. Navy's VICTORIOUS (TAGOS 19) class. These...

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