JS Hiuchi is a Hiuchi class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1]
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Builder | Mitsui, Tamano |
| Laid down | 18 January 2001 |
| Launched | 4 September 2001 |
| Commissioned | 27 March 2002 |
| Homeport | Maizuru |
| Identification |
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| 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 |
The ship was built by Mitsui in Tamano and commissioned into service on 27 March 2002.[2] The primary mission of the Hiuchi is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice.[3]
Service
editThis ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[4] Hiuchi was the first of two JMSDF ships which towed barges of fresh water from Yokosuka to the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. The water was used to replace the seawater being used in cooling efforts at the plant.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Schmitt, Joe. "U.S. Navy to Provide 500,000 Gallons of Fresh Water to Fukushima Power Plant,"[permanent dead link] Navy Compass (US). March 25, 2011; retrieved 30 March 2011
References
edit- Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552; OCLC 140283156