''Mashū'' (AOE-425) is the
lead ship
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of the s of the
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 3 April 2006.
Construction and career
She was
laid down
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Keel laying is one ...
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 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
lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu, central Japan, contained within the scope of the Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the Izu Peninsula, in Shizuoka Prefecture, to the west, and the Shōnan coastline to the north, while the i ...
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
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
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
is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 78,644 in 34,817 households and a population density of 230 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Prefectu ...
, Japan
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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
is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 78,644 in 34,817 households and a population density of 230 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Prefectu ...
, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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