MUROTO (ARC-482) class

 1 MUROTO-class CABLE REPAIR SHIP (ARC)

 Name      Hull No.   Launched        In service       Status

 MUROTO    ARC-482    July 25, 1979   March 27, 1980   Active

This ship is similar to the civilian KUROSHIO MARU cable layer. She is also fitted with extensive facilities for oceanographic research.

Active. Based at Kure.

 Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, Japan

 Displacement:      4,544 tons standard
                    6,000 tons full load
 Dimensions:
     length         436 ft...