Mashū (AOE-425) is the lead ship of the Mashū-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 3 April 2006.[1][2]
JS Mashū on 16 July 2016. | |
History | |
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Japan | |
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Namesake | Lake Mashū |
Owner | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Builder | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, MaizuruIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo |
Laid down | 21 January 2002 |
Launched | 5 February 2003 |
Commissioned | 3 April 2006 |
Homeport | JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base |
Identification | Pennant number: AOE-425 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mashū-class replenishment ship |
Displacement | 13,500 tonnes standard |
Length | 221 m (725 ft) |
Beam | 27.0 m (88.6 ft) |
Draught | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 150 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS |
Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and enclosed hangar |
Construction and career edit
She was laid down on 21 January 2002 and launched on 5 February 2003. Commissioned on 3 April 2006 with the hull number AOE-425.
Gallery edit
- JS Mashū and JS Shimokita underway together, date unknown.
- JS Mashū alongside USS Iwo Jima on 4 September 2006.
- JS Mashū and USS Anzio doing replenish at sea on 22 November 2006.
- JS Mashū at the Sagami Bay on 21 October 2009
- JS Mashū passing under the Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo on 6 February 2010.
- JS Mashū in Maizuru Naval Base on 13 April 2019.
References edit
- ^ "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "AOE Mashu Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
External links edit
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