JS Amakusa

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

"Japanese ship Amakusa" redirects here. For the escort ship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, see Japanese escort ship Amakusa.

Amakusa at Sasebo Naval Base in 2007.
History
Japan
Name: JS Amakusa
Builder: Universal, Keihin
Laid down: 3 December 2002
Launched: 6 August 2003
Commissioned: 16 March 2004
Homeport: Sasebo
Identification: MMSI number: 431999677
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Hiuchi, Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (ASW)
Displacement: 980 long tons (1,000 t)
Length: 65 m (213 ft)
Beam: 12.0 m (39.4 ft)
Height: 5.8 m (19 ft)
Draft: 3.5 m (11 ft)
Propulsion: Diesel
Speed: 15 knots

The ship was built by Universal in Keihin and commissioned into service on 16 March 2004.[2]

The primary mission of the Amakusa 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] Akakusa was the second 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]

Notes
  1. Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 392., p. 392, at Google Books
  2. Global Security, AMS Hiuchi Class, ship list
  3. Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class
  4. Seawaves, "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Taylor, Brock. "Second U.S. Navy Barge Sent to Support Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Efforts" (Filename:DOD_100148949), DVIDS (Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System). 26 March 2011; retrieved 20 Mar 2011

References
  • Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552; OCLC 140283156


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