JS Towada

JS Towada on 2 August 1988.
History
Japan
Name	Towada (とわだ)
Namesake	Lake Towada
Owner	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Builder	Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down	17 April 1985
Launched	25 March 1986
Commissioned	24 March 1987
Homeport	Kure, Japan
Identification	Pennant number: AOE-422 MMSI number: 431999512
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & 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 Towada (AOE-422) is the lead ship of the Towada-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 24 March 1987.^[1][2]

She is laid down on 17 April 1985 and launched on 25 March 1986. Commissioned on 24 March 1987 with the hull number AOE-422.

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  JS Towada leaving Pearl Harbor after a goodwill visit on 1 July 1990.
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  JS Towada underway at Kure, Japan on 6 May 2018.

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