JS Kunisaki
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Kunisaki |
| Builder | Hitachi, Maizuru |
| Laid down | 7 September 2000 |
| Launched | 13 December 2001 |
| Commissioned | 26 February 2003 |
| Homeport | Kure, Hiroshima |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ōsumi-class Landing Ship, Tank |
| Displacement | 8,900 long tons (9,000 t) standard |
| Length | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Beam | 25.8 m (85 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesels (26,000 bhp) |
| Speed | 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h) |
JS Kunisaki is a Ōsumi class LST of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was built by Hitachi, Maizuru and commissioned into service on 26 February 2003.[1]
Service
In June 2010, seamen from the Kunisaki helped to paint Ohtres Chas Primary School in Sihanoukville, Cambodia during a "Pacific Partnership 2010" community service event.[2]
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet that participated in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[3]
The first-ever Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to serve as the primary mission platform for the 2014 Pacific Partnership annual humanitarian and disaster response-focused mission.[4]
Notes
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org, LST Osumi Class, shiplist
- ^ United States Navy image caption, ID 100621-N-6410J-057
- ^ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan"
- ^ http://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/030403
External links
Media related to JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) at Wikimedia Commons