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At a glance
Mashū-class replenishment shiplarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source221 m (725 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mashū-class replenishment ship | Rigid Raider |
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| Builders | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation , Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries , Tokyo[source] | — |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Towada class[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | 2 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source13,500 tonnes standard 25,000 tonnes full load[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Fast combat support ship[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | OPS-28 Surface Search RDF OPS-20 Navigation RDF[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | NOLR-8 RDF Interceptor Mk.137 decoy launchers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and enclosed hangar[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Japan[source] | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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| Role | — | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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