JS Ōmi (AOE-426)
JS Ōmi in January 2017.
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History | |
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Japan | |
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Namesake | Ōmi Province |
Owner | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Builder | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo |
Laid down | 7 February 2003 |
Launched | 19 February 2004 |
Commissioned | 3 April 2006 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
Identification | Pennant number: AOE-426 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mashū-class replenishment ship |
Displacement | 13,500 tonnes standard |
Length | 221 m (725 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 27.0 m (88 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 150 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS |
Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and enclosed hangar |
Ōmi (AOE-426) is the second ship of the Mashū-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 3 April 2006.[1][2]
Construction and career[]
She was laid down on 7 February 2003 and launched on 19 February 2004. Commissioned on 3 April 2006 with the hull number AOE-426.
Gallery[]
JS Ōmi and JS Murasame at Yokosuka on 26 October 2011.
JS Ōmi at Yokosuka on 26 October 2011.
JS Ōmi and JS Yūgiri at Yokosuka on 18 May 2015.
JS Ōmi at Yokosuka on 18 May 2015.
JS Ōmi along with INS Sahyadri and a Kamorta-class corvette during a Malabar exercise.
References[]
- ^ "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "AOE Mashu Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Auxiliary ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation
- Mashū-class replenishment ships
- 2004 ships