noun
Ishikari-class destroyer escort
Refers to a specific class of destroyer escort operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The lead ship is JDS Ishikari (DE-226).
いしかり型護衛艦は、海上自衛隊の護衛艦の艦級の一つである。
The Ishikari-class destroyer escort is one of the ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Named after the Ishikari River in Hokkaido, following the JMSDF naming convention for destroyer escorts.