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the japan coast guard today released a draft budget request for fiscal year 2025, in which it was revealed for the first time that the coast guard will build a new type of "multi-purpose patrol ship" (the original japanese text is "multi-purpose patrol ship"). japanese media further revealed more details about the ship in their reports. the coast guard said that this new patrol ship will be the largest in the history of the coast guard, with a total length of about 200 meters and a total tonnage of 30,000 tons, nearly three times the largest patrol ship currently owned by the coast guard (plh-32 "akitsushima", 150 meters long, with a total tonnage of 7,350 tons).

in an "emergency," the ship can accommodate and transport more than 1,000 people, as well as large vehicles such as "ambulances and buses," three helicopters (two can take off and land simultaneously on the flight deck) and multiple rubber boats. the total construction cost of the ship is estimated to be 68 billion yen (about 3.34 billion yuan), with an initial investment of 3.43 billion yen (about 168 million yuan) in fiscal 2025. it is scheduled to be completed and put into use in 2029, but the specific units and locations have not yet been determined.

conceptual image of a 30,000-ton "multi-purpose patrol vessel" from the draft budget request document released today. japan coast guard

the largest ship of the japan coast guard is the second ship of the shikishima class, the plh-32 akitsushima aircraft carrier patrol ship.

the draft budget request document shows that the ship was built to respond to "terrorist threats against nuclear power plants and other facilities," "fighting illegal operations mainly by foreign fishing boats," and "large-scale disasters involving the evacuation of residents." media reports mentioned that its purpose also includes "timely evacuation of residents in the event of an emergency in the southwestern islands." in the event of the above, the police, fire department, and even the self-defense forces will be able to use the ship to "transport personnel and supplies to the disaster area" and use it as a "sea base" to "ensure safety."

however, the coast guard told the media that since the ship was not designed for use in the waters around the diaoyu islands, it would not be equipped with machine guns or other weapons. but it is worth noting that in further media reports, the ship's use scenarios also include the so-called "taiwan incident", but its specific use was not further explained.