Shikishima-class patrol vessel

	Akitsushima
Class overview
Name	Shikishima-class large patrol vessel
Builders	Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
Operators	Japan Coast Guard; (former Maritime Safety Agency);
Preceded by	Mizuho class
Succeeded by	Shunkō class
Subclasses	Shikishima; Akitsushima; Reimei class;
Planned	5
Building	0
Completed	5
Active	5
General characteristics of Shikishima
Type	PLH (Patrol vessel Large with Helicopter)
Tonnage	6,500 GT
Displacement	9,300 tons (full load)
Length	150.0 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draft	9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 4 × IHI-SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V400 diesel engines;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)
Sensors and ; processing systems	OPS-14 2D Air search; MS 1596 navigation radar; JMA 8303 surface search radar;
Armament	2 × Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon; 2 × JM61 20 mm gun;
Aircraft carried	2 × Eurocopter AS332

The Shikishima-class patrol vessel (しきしま級巡視船, Shikishima-kyū-junnshi-senn) is a class of PLH type patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG; former Maritime Safety Agency, MSA). In the official classification, Shikishima and Akitsushima are treated as the only ships in their classes, respectively; and Reimei is treated as the lead ship of her class. The Shikishima class was once the world's largest coast guard vessel until it was surpassed by the Chinese Zhaotou-class patrol cutter in 2015.

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