JS Hiuchi

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History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Hiuchi
  • (ひうち)
Builder Mitsui, Tamano
Laid down18 January 2001
Launched4 September 2001
Commissioned27 March 2002
Homeport Maizuru
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type Hiuchi, Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (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

JS Hiuchi is a Hiuchi class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [1]

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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]

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