Towada class combat support ships



Displacement8150t standard, 15,850t full load
Length167m oa
Width22m
Draught8.2m
Machinery2-shaft diesel, 23950bhp
Speed22kt
Armamentnone
SensorRadar: OPS-18
Complement140



Number Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
AOE-422TowadaFY1984Hitachi, Maizuru1985. 4.171986. 3.251987. 3.24Supply ship(SDF)
1995. 3.16 (EF, SDF)
2006. 4. 3 (1st supply unit, EF, SDF)
AOE-423TokiwaFY1987IHI, Tokyo1988. 5.121989. 3.231990. 3.12Supply ship(SDF)
1995. 3.16 (EF, SDF)
2006. 4. 3 (1st supply unit, EF, SDF)
AOE-424HamanaFY1987Hitachi, Maizuru1988. 7. 81989. 5.181990. 3.29Supply ship(SDF)
1995. 3.16 (EF, SDF)
2006. 4. 3 (1st supply unit, EF, SDF)






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