Towada-class replenishment ship
%2C_right%2C_conducts_a_replenishment_at_sea_with_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_fast-combat_support_ship_JS_Hamana_(AOE_424)_during_Pacific_Bond_2012_June_7_120607-N-TG831-0973.jpg) 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 | |
|---|---|
| Builders: |
Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo |
| Operators: |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by: | Sagami-class |
| Succeeded by: | Mashu-class |
| Building: | - |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fast combat support ship |
| Displacement: | 15,000 tonnes standard |
| 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 nautical miles at 22 knots |
| Complement: | 140 |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter deck only, may carry helicopters up to the size of MH-53E |
The Towada-class is a class of fast combat support ships 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 |
| 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 | 08 July 1988 | 18 May 1989 | 29 March 1990 | Sasebo | Active |
References
- ↑ Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 16th Edition. Naval Institute Press. p. 377. ISBN 978-1591149545.
- ↑ "AOE Towada Class". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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