JS Kunisaki

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Ōsumi-class tank landing ship of the JMSDF

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countryJapan
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name*Kunisaki
namesakeKunisaki Peninsula
ordered1999
builderHitachi, Maizuru
laid_down7 September 2000
launched13 December 2001
commissioned26 February 2003
homeportKure
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statusActive
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class
displacement*8900 t standard
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length178 m
beam25.8 m
draught17.0 m
propulsion*2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A Diesel, 26,000 bhp)
speed22 kn
complement137
troops330 personnel
sensors*OPS-14C air search radar
EW4 × Mark 36 SRBOC
armament*2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
aircraftUp to 8 helicopters tied topside
boats2 × Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
capacityup to 10 main battle tanks
aircraft_facilitiesHangar and helipad
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JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) is the third ship of the s of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

Construction and career

Kunisaki was laid down on 7 September 2000 and launched on 13 December 2001 by Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Maizuru. She was commissioned into the 1st Landing Group on 26 February 2003.

This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet that participated in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Kunisaki was the first-ever JMSDF ship to serve as the primary mission platform for the 2014 Pacific Partnership annual humanitarian and disaster response-focused mission. On 29 May 2014, she departed Yokosuka to participate in the 2014 Pacific Partnership. She provided Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines with medical aid and carried out cultural exchanges. On 24 July the ship returned to Kure.

The vessel participated in the integrated training Dawn Blitz 15 in the United States from 18 August to 9 September 2015 with and under the command of the Mine Warfare Force, and amphibious warfare training. From 3 to 9 September Kunisaki participated in the ADMM Plus Humanitarian Aid / Disaster Relief and Defense Medical College Exercise (AM-HEx2016) in Thailand from September 3 to 9 of the same year.

Beginning on 5 May 2017, Kunisaki performed joint training with the French Navy's in the waters around Japan.

On 11 and 12 January 2019, the ship conducted a joint cruise training with several ships including and in the waters west of Kyushu. From 3 June to 21 August, the ship was under the command of the Mine Warfare Force commander during training with the U.S. military (Talisman Saber 19) at the Shoalwater Bay Exercise Area in Queensland, Australia and the surrounding waters. On 18 June, while participating in the training, she was towed by a tugboat and tried to turn around to leave Brisbane, Australia, but she collided with the quay of the port. The stern door broke, and the quay also broke. File:JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) and USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) in the South China Sea, -14 Jun. 2010 a.jpg|JS Kunisaki and on 14 June 2010 File:US Navy 100614-N-6597H-394 The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), center, the Military Sealift Command dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6).jpg File:JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) at Kure, -May 2011 a.jpg|JS Kunisaki at Kure in May 2011 File:Japanese ship Kunisake (LST-4003) at Da Nang in June 2014.JPG|JS Kunisaki at Da Nang in June 2014 File:JS Kunisaki arrives in Da Nang 140606-N-QW372-088.jpg File:USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the Japan ship JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) sail in formation during a training exercise. (48036785657).jpg|JS Kunisaki and underway on 10 June 2019

Citations

References

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  2. "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan". Seawaves.
  3. "JS Kunisaki Departs Japan for Pacific Partnership 2014".
  4. (2014-09-27). "防衛省・自衛隊：パシフィック・パートナーシップ２０１４への参加について".
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  8. "日米共同巡航訓練の実施について". Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
  9. "豪州における米軍との実動訓練（タリスマン・セイバー１９）の実施について". Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
  10. (2019-06-20). "海自の輸送艦「くにさき」 豪州の港に"衝突" - FNN.jpプライムオンライン".

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