JS Tokiwa

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JMSDF Tokiwa AOE423.jpg
JS Tokiwa on 15 March 2006.
History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Tokiwa
  • (ときわ)
Namesake Lake Tokiwa
Owner Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Builder Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down12 May 1988
Launched23 March 1989
Commissioned12 March 1990
Homeport Yokosuka, Japan
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & type Towada-class replenishment ship
Displacement8,100 tonnes standard
Length167 m (548 ft)
Beam22.0 m (72.2 ft)
Draught15.9 m (52 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines
  • 26,000  shp (19,388 kW) each
  • 2 × shafts
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range10,500 nmi (19,446 km; 12,083 mi) at 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement140
Armament1 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter
Aviation facilities Helicopter deck

JS Tokiwa(AOE-423) is the second ship of the Towada-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 12 March 1990. [1] [2]

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Construction and career

She was laid down on 12 May 1988, launched on 23 March 1989 and commissioned on 12 March 1990 with the hull number AOE-423.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. "Japan Will Soon Launch Replacement Program for JMSDF 3 Towada class Replenishment Oilers". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.