Hiuchi-class support ship

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Class overview
Builders
Operators Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
General characteristics
Class & typeHiuchi class AMS
Displacement980 long tons (1,000 t)
Length65 m (213 ft)
Beam12.0 m (39.4 ft)
Height5.8 m (19 ft)
Draft3.5 m (11 ft)
PropulsionDiesel
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement40
NotesSpecial Equipment: crane system, towing system, fire system

The Hiuchi class support ship is designed to provide Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Contents

The Hiuchi AMS class replaced the Auxiliary Service Utility class (ASU). The primary mission of these vessels is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice. [1]

Ships in the class

Pennant No.NameHome portShipyardLaid downLaunchedCommissioned
AMS-4301 [2] Hiuchi Maizuru Mitsui,
Tamano 		18 Jan 20014 Sept 200127 March 2002
AMS-4302 [2] Suo Ominato Universal, Keihin 19 Sept 200225 April 200316 March 2004
AMS-4303 [2] Amakusa Sasebo Universal, Keihin3 Dec 20026 Aug 200316 March 2004
AMS-4304 [3] Genkai Kure Universal, Keihin7 Nov 200624 May 200720 Feb 2008
AMS-4305 [3] Enshu Yokosuka Universal, Keihin19 Dec 20069 Aug 200720 Feb 2008

Notes

  1. ↑ Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class
  2. 1 2 3 Global Security, AMS Hiuchi Class, ship list
  3. 1 2 Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World , p. 392, at Google Books

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