JS Tokiwa

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Tokiwa.

JS Tokiwa on 15 March 2006.
History
Japan
Name	Tokiwa (ときわ)
Namesake	Lake Tokiwa
Owner	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Builder	Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down	12 May 1988
Launched	23 March 1989
Commissioned	12 March 1990
Homeport	Yokosuka, Japan
Identification	Pennant number: AOE-423 MMSI number: 431999511
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Towada-class replenishment ship
Displacement	8,100 tonnes standard
Length	167 m (548 ft)
Beam	22.0 m (72.2 ft)
Draught	15.9 m (52 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines 26,000 shp (19,388 kW) each 2 × shafts
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	10,500 nmi (19,446 km; 12,083 mi) at 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement	140
Armament	1 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck

JS Tokiwa (AOE-423) is the second ship of the Towada-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 12 March 1990.[1][2]

Construction and career

She was laid down on 12 May 1988, launched on 23 March 1989 and commissioned on 12 March 1990 with the hull number AOE-423.^[citation needed]

Gallery

• 
  JS Tokiwa and JS Ōnami at the Port of Shimizu on 1 August 2004.
• 
  JS Tokiwa refueling with USS Decatur on 15 March 2006.
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  JS Tokiwa on 9 July 2016.
• 
  M2 Browning aboard JS Tokiwa at Hanshin Naval Base on 10 July 2016.

References

1. "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
2. "Japan Will Soon Launch Replacement Program for JMSDF 3 Towada class Replenishment Oilers". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.