JS Tokiwa
Towada-class replenishment ship
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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]
Name
- Tokiwa
- (ときわ)
NamesakeLake Tokiwa
JS Tokiwa on 15 March 2006. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | Lake Tokiwa |
| Owner | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Builder | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru |
| Laid down | 12 May 1988 |
| Launched | 23 March 1989 |
| Commissioned | 12 March 1990 |
| Home port | Yokosuka, Japan |
| Identification |
|
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Towada-class replenishment ship |
| Displacement | 8,100 tonnes standard |
| Length | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Beam | 22.0 m (72.2 ft) |
| Draught | 15.9 m (52 ft) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Range | 10,500 nmi (19,446 km; 12,083 mi) at 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Complement | 140 |
| Armament | 1 × Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck |
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]
Gallery
JS Tokiwa and JS Ōnami at the Port of Shimizu on 1 August 2004.
JS Tokiwa refueling with USS Decatur on 15 March 2006.
JS Tokiwa on 9 July 2016.
M2 Browning aboard JS Tokiwa at Hanshin Naval Base on 10 July 2016.
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