Name Kunisaki Commissioned 26 February 2003 Status in active service Launched 13 December 2001 Builder Maizuru | Laid down 7 September 2000 Homeport Kure, Hiroshima Construction started 7 September 2000 Length 178 m | |
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Class and type Ōsumi-class Landing Ship, Tank | ||
JS Kunisaki is a Ōsumi class LST of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was built by Hitachi, Maizuru and commissioned into service on 26 February 2003.
Service
In June 2010, seamen from the Kunisaki helped to paint Ohtres Chas Primary School in Sihanoukville, Cambodia during a "Pacific Partnership 2010" community service event.
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet that participated in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
The first-ever Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to serve as the primary mission platform for the 2014 Pacific Partnership annual humanitarian and disaster response-focused mission.
References
JDS Kunisaki (LST-4003) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA