JS Yūbetsu (DE-228) was a Yūbari-class destroyer escort of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.

[1][2] The Maritime Self-Defense Force has further developed the Coast Guard (PCE) plan, which was considered in the Third Defense Build-up Plan as an alternative to the conventional submarine chaser (PC), and JS Ishikari in the post-fourth defense plan in 1977.

The lack of ability to act in stormy weather due to the ship's shape was also a problem.

The central hull form has been followed and looks very similar, but the standard displacement has been increased by about 200 tons, the total length has been extended by 6 meters, and the overall width and depth have also increased slightly.

The vessel was engaged in disaster dispatch activities due to the Hokkaido Nansei-oki Earthquake that occurred on 12 July 1993.