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Hiuchi-class support ship is documented in the equipment reference catalogue. It was built by Mitsui , Tamano Universal , Keihin. Reported operators include Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JapanMitsui , Tamano Universal , Keihin
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Hiuchi class AMS
980 long tons (1,000 t)
65 m (213 ft)
12.0 m (39.4 ft)
5.8 m (19 ft)
3.5 m (11 ft)
Diesel
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
40
Special Equipment: crane system, towing system, fire system
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country of origin Japan 0 references
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 65 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Hiuchi-class support ship equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
JapanMaritime Self-Defense Force exact named equipment holdings: Hiuchi. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / ATF. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Maritime Self-Defense Force exact named class holdings of Hiuchi. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / ATF. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.