Towada-class replenishment ship
The US Navy destroyer USS McCampbell, right, conducts a replenishment at sea with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fast-combat support ship JDS Hamana in 2012 | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo |
Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Preceded by | Sagami class |
Succeeded by | Mashū class |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fast combat support ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 167 m (548 ft) |
Beam | 22.0 m (72.2 ft) |
Draught | 15.9 m (52 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Range | 10,500 nmi (19,446 km; 12,083 mi) at 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Complement | 140 |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck only, may carry helicopters up to the size of MH-53E |
The Towada class is a series of replenishment oilers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Three ships of the class were built between 1985 and 1989. The ships have the hull designator AOE.[1]
The Towada class was designed as an enlarged, improved version of the Sagami-class fast combat support ships. The vessels are capable of mounting the Phalanx CIWS by design, although this is not a common occurrence.[2]
List of ships
Name | Number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Homeport | Status |
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Towada (とわだ) | AOE-422 | 17 April 1985 | 25 March 1986 | 24 March 1987 | Kure | Active | |
Tokiwa (ときわ) | AOE-423 | 12 May 1988 | 23 March 1989 | 12 March 1990 | Yokosuka | Active | |
Hamana (はまな) | AOE-424 | 8 July 1988 | 18 May 1989 | 29 March 1990 | Sasebo | Active |
References
External links
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