[1] Planned to guard plutonium transport ships, the Shikishima class is the largest and heaviest-armed patrol vessel of the JCG.

And the JM61 20 mm Vulcan on the single-mounted remote weapon system later became a model for the 20 mm RFS (Remote Firing System), which is on modern PMs and PSs such as the Tsurugi-class PS.

At present, she is frequently sent on long cruises to Southeast Asia to foster international cooperation against piracy in the Strait of Malacca.

She is also assigned to the policing mission of Senkaku Islands because of her cruising capacity.

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