JS Hyūga
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | JS Hyūga |
| Namesake | Hyūga Province |
| Builder | IHI Marine United |
| Laid down | 11 May 2006 |
| Launched | 23 August 2007 |
| Commissioned | 18 March 2009 |
| Homeport | Maizuru |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Beam | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Propulsion | COGAG, two shafts, 100,000 hp (75,000 kW) |
| Speed | more than 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | |
| Aviation facilities | Flight Deck, Hangar Deck |
JS Hyūga (DDH-181) is the lead ship of the Template:Sclass- of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The ship was built by IHI Marine United and commissioned into military service on 18 March 2009.[1]
Service
This ship delivered supplies and undertook in disaster relief operations after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
Hyūga became the first Japanese ship to have an American MV-22 Osprey land aboard it during exercise Dawn Blitz in San Diego, California on June 14, 2013.[3]
In June 2017, the Hyūga along with the JDS Ashigara joined the US Navy's Carrier Strike Group 1 and Carrier Strike Group 5 off the Korean Peninsula in response to increased tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Notes
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org, DDH-161 Hyuga/16DDH "13,500 ton" ton Class
- ^ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ San Diego Union-Tribune,"Marines land Osprey on Japanese ship, a first"
External links
Media related to JS Hyūga (DDH-181) at Wikimedia Commons