_and_USNS_Mercy_(T-AH-19)_in_the_South_China_Sea,_-14_Jun._2010_a.jpg)
| LST 4003 Kunisaki with the American hospital ship USNS Mercy. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano Hitachi Zosen, Maizuru |
| Operators: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Ōsumi class LST |
| Displacement: | 8,900 tons standard 14,000 tons full load |
| Length: | 178 m |
| Beam: | 25.8 m |
| Draught: | 17.0 m |
| Draft: | 6.0 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A Diesel (2 shafts propulsion, 26,000 bhp.) 1 × bow thruster |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| Complement: | 135, 138 (LST4002-4003) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
OPS-14C air search radar,OPS-28D surface search radar,OPS-20 navigation radar, TACAN |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
4 × Mark 36 SRBOC |
| Armament: | 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS,2 × 12.7mm machine gun M2 |
| Notes: | Two Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) |