JS Ōmi

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
Home portYokosuka
IdentificationPennant number: AOE-426
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & 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 &
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

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]

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JAIMEX) – 2025" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  4. ^ "INS Sahyadri arrives for India-Japan maritime exercise 'JAIMEX 25'". Business Standard. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-23.