JDS Sagami (AOE-421)

Sagami (AOE-421) is the only ship of her type in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 30 March 1979. She is succeeded by Towada-class.[1]

JS Sagami underway on 3 February 2002.
History
Japan
Name:
  • Sagami
  • (さがみ)
Namesake: Sagami Province
Owner: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Ordered: 1962
Builder: Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down: 28 September 1977
Launched: 4 September 1978
Commissioned: 30 March 1979
Decommissioned: 3 March 2005
Identification: Pennant number: AOE-421
Status: Decommissioned
Class overview
Preceded by: Hamana class
Succeeded by: Towada class
General characteristics
Type: Fast combat support ship
Displacement: 5,000 tonnes standard
Length: 146 m (479 ft)
Beam: 19.0 m (62.3 ft)
Draft: 7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines
  • 18,000 shp (13,423 kW) each
  • 2 × shafts
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement: 130
Aircraft carried: 1 × helicopter
Aviation facilities: Helicopter deck

Design

Immediately after the bow, a one-story deck room is provided up to the stern across the bridge, and the 01 deck on the upper surface is also the entire deck. The 01 deck in front of the bridge structure is considered to be the work deck. On the other hand, the rear part was the helicopter platform, and it is capable of carrying one HSS-2 helicopter. The bridge structure has a five-story structure counting from the main deck, and the living quarters are centrally located here. On the other hand, there are three layers of decks inside the hull, but the central part of the hull is a hull compartment, and a tank is provided to store liquid supplies and ballast water through all of these decks.[2]

Construction and career

She is laid down on 28 September 1977 and launched on 4 September 1978. Commissioned on 30 March 1979 with the hull number AOE-421. Decommissioned on 3 March 2005.

  • JS Sagami’s commissioning commemorative plate.

See also

References
  1. "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. "和書". 海人社. July 2014: 148–155. |first= missing |last= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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