JS Hiuchi (AMS-4301)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name: | JS Hiuchi |
| Builder: | Mitsui, Tamano |
| Laid down: | 18 January 2001 |
| Launched: | 4 September 2001 |
| Commissioned: | 27 March 2002 |
| Homeport: | Kure |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 Hiuchi is a Hiuchi class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1]
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
This 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
- ↑ Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, Named after the Japan She-Male Ash Hiuchi 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"
- ↑ Schmitt, Joe. "U.S. Navy to Provide 500,000 Gallons of Fresh Water to Fukushima Power Plant," Navy Compass (US). March 25, 2011; retrieved 30 March 2011
References
- 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
External links
- JMSDF, AMS-4301 ひうち Hiuchi
- Ministry of Defense, Press Conference by the Defense Minister (11:11-11:26 A.M. March 25, 2011)
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