JS Ōsumi
JS Ōsumi is an Ōsumi class LST of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name: | JS Ōsumi |
| Builder: | Mitsui, Tamano |
| Laid down: | 6 December 1995 |
| Launched: | 18 November 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 11 March 1998 |
| Homeport: | Kure, Hiroshima |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ōsumi-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 8,900 long tons (9,000 t) standard |
| Length: | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Beam: | 25.8 m (85 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Diesels (26,000 bhp) |
| Speed: | 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h) |
The ship was built by Mitsui, Tamano and commissioned into service on 11 March 1998.[1]
Service
This ship delivered supplies to the disaster area after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
Notes
- GlobalSecurity.org, LST Osumi Class, shiplist
- Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine; NHK broadcast, March 18, 2011.
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