JDS Hamana (AO-411)

JS Hamana underway, date unknown.
History
Japan
Name
  • Hamana
  • (はまな)
NamesakeLake Hamana
OwnerJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
BuilderHitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down17 April 1961
Launched24 October 1961
Commissioned10 March 1962
Decommissioned24 March 1987
IdentificationPennant number: AO-411
StatusDecommissioned
Class overview
Preceded byN/A
Succeeded bySagami class
General characteristics
TypeReplenishment oiler
Displacement2,900 tonnes standard
Length128 m (420 ft)
Beam15.7 m (52 ft)
Draft6.3 m (21 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines
  • 5,000 shp (3,728 kW) each
  • 2 × shafts
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement100
Armament2 × Dual 40mm bofors

Hamana (AO-411) was the only ship of her type in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 10 March 1962. She was succeeded by JS Sagami.