HAYATE (GS-01) class

 2 HAYATE-class PATROL BOATS (WPB)

 Name       Pendant No.    In Service       Status

 HAYATE     GS-01          Dec. 21, 1987    Active
 INAZUMA    GS-02          Dec. 21, 1987    Active

These patrol boats were ordered on June 9, 1987. They are officially classified as "guard boats, small."

Both are active. They have been attached to the Osaka Special Security Base, Osaka, Japan, since 1996. Both were based at Kansai International Harbor from their commission dates until...