''Mashū'' (AOE-425) is the
lead ship of the s of the
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 3 April 2006.
Construction and career
She was
laid down on 21 January 2002 and
launched on 5 February 2003.
Commissioned on 3 April 2006 with the hull number AOE-425.
Gallery
File:AOE-425 Masyu＆LST-4002 Shimokita.jpg, JS ''Mashū'' and JS Shimokita
JS ''Shimokita'' (LST-4002) is the second ship of the s of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Construction and career
''Shimokita'' was laid down on 30 November 1999 and launched on 29 November 2000 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbu ...
underway together, date unknown.
File:JS Mashū and USS Iwo Jima, -4 Sep. 2006 a.jpg, JS ''Mashū'' alongside USS Iwo Jima on 4 September 2006.
File:US Navy 061122-N-8036C-215 The Japanese fast combat support ship JDS Mashu (AOE 425) conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68).jpg, JS ''Mashū'' and USS Anzio doing replenish at sea on 22 November 2006.
File:JS Masyu at the Sagami Bay.jpg, JS ''Mashū'' at the Sagami Bay on 21 October 2009
File:JS Mashū passes under the Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo, -6 Feb 2010 a.ogv, JS ''Mashū'' passing under the Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo on 6 February 2010.
File:JS Mashu(AOE-425) Bridge and Funnel Right Rear View at JMSDF Maizuru Navil Base July 16, 2016.jpg, JS ''Mashū'' in Maizuru, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
on 16 July 2016.
File:JS Mashu(AOE-425) Funnel and Helicopter hangar Right Rear View at JMSDF Maizuru Navil Base July 16, 2016.jpg, JS ''Mashū'' in Maizuru, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
on 16 July 2016.
File:JS Mashū(AOE-425) right front view at JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base April 13, 2019 01.jpg, JS ''Mashū'' in Maizuru Naval Base on 13 April 2019.
References
External links
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Auxiliary ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation
Mashū-class replenishment ships
2003 ships