Mashū-class replenishment ship
JS Mashū underway in the Persian Gulf on 22 September 2006. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by | Towada class |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast combat support ship |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 221 m (725 ft) |
| Beam | 27.0 m (88.6 ft) |
| Draught | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 150 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and enclosed hangar |
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The Mashū-class is a series of replenishment oilers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). They were built from 2002-04. The ships have the hull designator AOE.
The Mashū-class was designed as an enlarged, improved version of the Towada-class fast combat support ships. The vessels are capable of mounting two Phalanx CIWS by design. They have been in commission from 2004 onwards.