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| Name | Shirase |
| Namesake | Shirase Glacier |
| Laid down | 15 March 2007 |
| Launched | 16 April 2008 |
| Commissioned | 20 May 2009 |
| Homeport | Yokosuka |
| Status | Active |
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| Type | Icebreaker |
| Displacement | 12,500 long tons (12,701 t) |
| Length | 138 m (452 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 28 m (91 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 30,000 PS |
| Speed | 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | Approx. 250 |
| Aircraft carried | 3 helicopters |
Shirase (しらせ) (Hull number: AGB-5003) is a Japanese icebreaker operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions. Her predecessor (AGB-5002) had the same name.
She was launched in April 2008 and commissioned in May 2009. She began her first voyage on 10 November 2009 (Japan Standard Time).
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