Name JS Hyūga Laid down 11 May 2006 Homeport Maizuru Construction started 11 May 2006 Length 197 m Builder IHI Corporation | Namesake Hyūga Province Commissioned 18 March 2009 Status in active service Launched 23 August 2007 Beam 33 m | |
JS Hyūga (DDH-181) is the lead ship of the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The ship was built by IHI Marine United and commissioned into military service on 18 March 2009.
Service
This ship delivered supplies and undertook in disaster relief operations after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Hyūga became the first Japanese ship to have an American MV-22 Osprey land aboard it during exercise Dawn Blitz in San Diego, California on June 14, 2013.
References
JDS Hyūga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA