JS Towada

JS Towada on 2 August 1988.
History
Japan
Name
  • Towada
  • (とわだ)
NamesakeLake Towada
OwnerJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
BuilderHitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down17 April 1985
Launched25 March 1986
Commissioned24 March 1987
HomeportKure, Japan
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeTowada-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 facilitiesHelicopter deck

JS Towada (AOE-422) is the lead ship of the Towada-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 24 March 1987.[1][2]

Construction and career

She is laid down on 17 April 1985 and launched on 25 March 1986. Commissioned on 24 March 1987 with the hull number AOE-422.

  • JS Towada leaving Pearl Harbor after a goodwill visit on 1 July 1990.
    JS Towada leaving Pearl Harbor after a goodwill visit on 1 July 1990.
  • JS Towada underway at Kure, Japan on 6 May 2018.
    JS Towada underway at Kure, Japan on 6 May 2018.

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.
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