JS Ōmi
JS Ōmi in January 2017. | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Lake Ōmi |
| Owner | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Builder | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Tokyo |
| Laid down | 7 February 2003 |
| Launched | 19 February 2004 |
| Commissioned | 3 April 2006 |
| Home port | Yokosuka |
| Identification | Pennant number: AOE-426 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mashū-class replenishment ship |
| Displacement | 13,500 tonnes standard |
| Length | 221 m (725 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 27.0 m (88 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 150 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter 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
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.
The ship participated in the Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JAIMEX-25) with INS Sahyadri of the Indian Navy between 16 and 18 October 2025. Other Japanese ships, including Asahi and Jinryū, also participated in the exercise. Sahyadri was on an operational deployment to the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific and conducted a port call at the Yokosuka Naval Base.[3][4]
Gallery
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JS Ōmi and JS Murasame at Yokosuka on 26 October 2011.
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JS Ōmi at Yokosuka on 26 October 2011.
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JS Ōmi and JS Yūgiri at Yokosuka on 18 May 2015.
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JS Ōmi at Yokosuka on 18 May 2015.
References
- ^ "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "AOE Mashu Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JAIMEX) – 2025" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "INS Sahyadri arrives for India-Japan maritime exercise 'JAIMEX 25'". Business Standard. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-23.