JS Ōmi (AOE-426)

Ōmi (AOE-426) is the second ship of the Mashū-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 3 April 2006.[1][2]

JS Ōmi in January 2017.
History
Japan
Name:	Ōmi (おうみ)
Namesake:	Ōmi Province
Owner:	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Builder:	Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo
Laid down:	7 February 2003
Launched:	19 February 2004
Commissioned:	3 April 2006
Homeport:	Yokosuka, Japan
Identification:	Pennant number: AOE-426
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Mashū-class replenishment ship
Displacement:	13,500 tonnes standard
Length:	221 m (725 ft 1 in)
Beam:	27.0 m (88 ft 7 in)
Draught:	8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion:	2 × Kawasaki Rolls Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines 40,000 shp (29,828 kW) each 2 × shafts
Speed:	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range:	9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement:	150
Sensors and processing systems:	OPS-28 Surface Search RDF OPS-20 Navigation RDF
Electronic warfare & decoys:	NOLR-8 RDF Interceptor Mk.137 decoy launchers
Armament:	2 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried:	1 × helicopter
Aviation facilities:	Helicopter deck and enclosed hangar

Construction and career

She is laid down on 7 February 2003 and launched on 19 February 2004. Commissioned on 3 April 2006 with the hull number AOE-426.

Gallery

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  JS Ōmi and JS Murasame at Yokosuka on 26 October 2011.
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  JS Ōmi at Yokosuka on 26 October 2011.
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  JS Ōmi and JS Yūgiri at Yokosuka on 18 May 2015.
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  JS Ōmi at Yokosuka on 18 May 2015.
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  JS Ōmi along with INS Sahyadri and a Kamorta-class corvette during a Malabar exercise.

References

1. "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
2. "AOE Mashu Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.

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