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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Builder | Universal, Keihin |
| Laid down | 19 September 2002 |
| Launched | 25 April 2003 |
| Commissioned | 16 March 2004 |
| Homeport | Ominato |
| Identification | MMSI number: 431999676 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hiuchi, Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) |
| Displacement | 980 long tons (1,000 t) |
| Length | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Beam | 12.0 m (39.4 ft) |
| Height | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesel |
| Speed | 15 knots |
JS Suō is a Hiuchi-class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [1]
The ship was built by Universal in Keihin and commissioned into service on 16 March 2004. [2]
The primary mission of the Suō is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice. [3]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. [4]
- ^ Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 392, at Google Books
- ^ Global Security, AMS Hiuchi Class, ship list
- ^ Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class
- ^ Seawaves, "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Wertheim, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552; OCLC 140283156
- JMSDF, AMS-4302 すおう Suō
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| |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Name |
|
| Builder | Universal, Keihin |
| Laid down | 19 September 2002 |
| Launched | 25 April 2003 |
| Commissioned | 16 March 2004 |
| Homeport | Ominato |
| Identification | MMSI number: 431999676 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hiuchi, Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) |
| Displacement | 980 long tons (1,000 t) |
| Length | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Beam | 12.0 m (39.4 ft) |
| Height | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesel |
| Speed | 15 knots |
JS Suō is a Hiuchi-class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [1]
The ship was built by Universal in Keihin and commissioned into service on 16 March 2004. [2]
The primary mission of the Suō is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice. [3]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. [4]
- ^ Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 392, at Google Books
- ^ Global Security, AMS Hiuchi Class, ship list
- ^ Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class
- ^ Seawaves, "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Wertheim, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552; OCLC 140283156
- JMSDF, AMS-4302 すおう Suō
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| This article about a specific military ship or boat of Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |