Japanese support ship Suo (AMS-4302)
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| History | |
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 Japan
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| Name: | JS Suō |
| Builder: | Universal, Keihin |
| Laid down: | 19 September 2002 |
| Launched: | 25 April 2003 |
| Commissioned: | 16 March 2004 |
| Homeport: | Yokosuka |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hiuchi, Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (ASW) |
| 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]
Service
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 392., p. 392, at Google Books
- ↑ Global Security, AMS Hiuchi Class, ship list
- ↑ Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class
- ↑ Seawaves, "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan"
References
- 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
External links
- JMSDF, AMS-4302 すおう Suō
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