Yūbari-class destroyer escort

	JS Yūbetsu
Class overview
Operators	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by	Ishikari class
Succeeded by	Abukuma class
Built	1981–1983
In commission	1983–2010
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer escort
Displacement	1,470 t (1,450 long tons) standard; 1,690 t (1,660 long tons) full load;
Length	91 m (298 ft 7 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts (controllable pitch propellers); 1 × Kawaksaki /RR Olympus TM3B gas turbine 24,700 hp (18,400 kW) + 1 × Mitsubishi 6DRV diesel;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement	95
Armament	1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun; 8 × McDonnell Douglas Harpoon SSM; 1 × Bofors 375 mm ASW rocket launcher ; 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes;

The Yūbari-class destroyer escort (or frigate) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the successor to the Ishikari-class destroyer escort and primarily focused on anti-submarine warfare. The class comprised two ships and were in service from 1983 to 2010. They were followed by the Abukuma class.