Sagami (AOE-421) is the only ship of her type in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 30 March 1979. She is succeeded by Towada class.[1]

JS Sagami underway on 3 February 2002.
History
Japan
NameSagami (さがみ)
NamesakeLake Sagami
OwnerJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Ordered1962
BuilderHitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down28 September 1977
Launched4 September 1978
Commissioned30 March 1979
Decommissioned3 March 2005
IdentificationPennant number: AOE-421
StatusDecommissioned
Class overview
Preceded byHamana class
Succeeded byTowada class
General characteristics
TypeFast combat support ship
Displacement5,000 tonnes standard
Length146 m (479 ft)
Beam19.0 m (62.3 ft)
Draft7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines
  • 18,000 shp (13,423 kW) each
  • 2 × shafts
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement130
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck

Design

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Immediately after the bow, a one-story deck room is provided up to the stern across the bridge, and the 01 deck on the upper surface is also the entire deck. The 01 deck in front of the bridge structure is considered to be the work deck. On the other hand, the rear part was the helicopter platform, and it is capable of carrying one HSS-2 helicopter. The bridge structure has a five-story structure counting from the main deck, and the living quarters are centrally located here. On the other hand, there are three layers of decks inside the hull, but the central part of the hull is a hull compartment, and a tank is provided to store liquid supplies and ballast water through all of these decks.[2]

Construction and career

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She is laid down on 28 September 1977 and launched on 4 September 1978. Commissioned on 30 March 1979 with the hull number AOE-421. Decommissioned on 3 March 2005.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)". admiral31.world.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. ^ 香田洋二 (July 2014). 海人社. pp. 148–155. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)