JS Suo (AMS-4302)
Encyclopedia
JS Suō is a Hiuchi Class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship
of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
(JMSDF).
The ship was built by Universal in Keihin
and commissioned into service on 16 March 2004.
The primary mission of the Suō is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice.
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Hiuchi class support ship
The Hiuchi class support ship is designed to provide Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force .The Hiuchi AMS class replaced the Auxiliary Service Utility class...
of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
The , or JMSDF, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....
(JMSDF).
The ship was built by Universal in Keihin
Keihin region
consists of the Japanese cities Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. The term is mostly used to describe these cities as one industrial region. It is derived from the second character of Tōkyō, , which can be read kyō or kei, and the second character of Yokohama, , which can be read hin or hama.The...
and commissioned into service on 16 March 2004.
The primary mission of the Suō is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice.
Service
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
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External links
- JMSDF, AMS-4302 すおう Suō