Towada-class replenishment ship

The Towada class is a series of replenishment oilers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Three ships of the class were built between 1985 and 1989. The ships have the hull designator AOE.[1]

The US Navy destroyer USS McCampbell, right, conducts a replenishment at sea with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fast-combat support ship JDS Hamana in 2012
Class overview
Builders:

Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo
Operators:  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by: Sagami class
Succeeded by: Mashū class
Planned: 3
Completed: 3
Active: 3
General characteristics
Type: Fast combat support ship
Displacement:
Length: 167 m (548 ft)
Beam: 22.0 m (72.2 ft)
Draught: 15.9 m (52 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines
  • 26,000 shp (19,388 kW) each
  • 2 × shafts
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
Aviation facilities: Helicopter deck only, may carry helicopters up to the size of MH-53E

The Towada class was designed as an enlarged, improved version of the Sagami-class fast combat support ships. The vessels are capable of mounting the Phalanx CIWS by design, although this is not a common occurrence.[2]

List of ships
Name Number Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Homeport Status
Towada (とわだ) AOE-422 17 April 1985 25 March 1986 24 March 1987 Kure Active
Tokiwa (ときわ) AOE-423 12 May 1988 23 March 1989 12 March 1990 Yokosuka Active
Hamana (はまな) AOE-424 8 July 1988 18 May 1989 29 March 1990 Sasebo Active

References
  1. Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 16th Edition. Naval Institute Press. p. 377. ISBN 978-1591149545.
  2. "AOE Towada Class". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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