JS ''Wakasa'' (AGS-5104) was a
''Futami''-class oceanographic research ship
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for the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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.
Construction and career
''Wakasa'' was
laid down
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on 21 August 1984 and
launched on 21 May 1985 by
Hitachi Zosen Corporation
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Maizuru
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Geography
Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Prefectu ...
Shipyard. She was
commissioned on 25 February 1986 and was incorporated into the Marine Service Corps and deployed in
Yokosuka
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
, the city has a population of 373,797, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th-most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city i ...
.
The fishing boat Kiyotoku Maru (7.3t), whose hull was cut off after colliding with
JS Atago on February 18, 2008, was towed together with
JS Muroto.
On September 18, 2009, Naoko Matsuo, 3rd class Kaisa (at that time), was appointed as the first female captain of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, and became a hot topic.
In response to the
Great East Japan Earthquake
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caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, she departs from Yokosuka for disaster relief. At 2:42 pm on March 21, she shipped relief supplies to the
Ishinomaki City Oshika General Branch. She returned to Yokosuka on March 28.
On December 1, 2015, the Oceanographic Command Group was reorganized into the Oceanographic Command and Anti-submarine Support Group, and was incorporated into the 1st Oceanographic Observatory, which was newly formed under the same group.
Gallery
File:JMSDF AGS 5104 Wakasa.JPG, JS ''Wakasa'' on 17 June 2007
File:JMSDF AGS5104 Wakasa 20090208.JPG, JS ''Wakasa'' on 8 February 2009
File:JS Wakasa AGS-5104 DSCN2549 20111026.JPG, JS ''Wakasa'' on 26 October 2011
File:JMSDF AGS 5104 Wakasa 20121223-03.JPG, JS ''Wakasa'' and JS Nichinan on 23 December 2012
File:JMSDF AGS 5104 Wakasa 20121223-02.JPG
Citations
References
* Takao Ishibashi "''All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002''" (Namiki Shobo, 2002).
* "''World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History''" (Gaijinsha, 2004)
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1985 ships
Futami-class oceanographic research ships
Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation