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JS Ōmi

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JS Ōmi in January 2017.
History
Japan
Name
  • Ōmi
  • (おうみ)
NamesakeLake Ōmi
OwnerJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
BuilderHitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo
Laid down7 February 2003
Launched19 February 2004
Commissioned3 April 2006
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationPennant number: AOE-426
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeMashū-class replenishment ship
Displacement13,500 tonnes standard
Length221 m (725 ft 1 in)
Beam27.0 m (88 ft 7 in)
Draught8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Kawasaki Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines
  • 40,000 shp (29,828 kW) each
  • 2 × shafts
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement150
Sensors and
processing systems
  • OPS-28 Surface Search RDF
  • OPS-20 Navigation RDF
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • NOLR-8 RDF Interceptor
  • Mk.137 decoy launchers
Armament2 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck and enclosed hangar

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]

Construction and career

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

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References

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  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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