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| File:The guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), right, conducts a replenishment at sea with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fast-combat support ship JS Hamana (AOE 424) during Pacific Bond 2012 June 7 120607-N-TG831-0973.jpg JS Hamana refueling USS McCampbell on 7 June 2012. | |
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| File:Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Lake Hamana |
| Owner | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Builder | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru |
| Laid down | 8 July 1988 |
| Launched | 18 May 1989 |
| Commissioned | 29 March 1990 |
| Homeport | Sasebo, Japan |
| Identification |
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| 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 |
JS Hamana (AOE-424) is the third ship of the Towada-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 29 March 1990.[1][2]
Construction and career
[edit | edit source]She is laid down on 8 July 1988 and launched on 18 May 1989. Commissioned on 29 March 1990 with the hull number AOE-424.
On 19 February 2021, USS Curtis Wilbur and French frigate Prairial conducted a replenishment with JS Hamana.[3][4]
On 21 May 2022, the Hamana, the JS Makinami (DD-112), and the JS Asahi (DD-119) sighted the PLAN Liaoning carrier strike group going towards Miyako-jima. [5]
Gallery
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USS Antietam coming alongside JS Hamana for refueling 18 December 2001. -
USS Antietam coming alongside JS Hamana for refueling 18 December 2001.
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USS Antietam refueling with JS Hamana on 18 December 2001.
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USS Tortuga pulls alongside JS Hamana for refueling on 2 November 2011.
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JS Ariake and USS McCampbell refueling alongside JS Hamana on 13 November 2012.
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References
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External links
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