JS Hamana

{{other ships|Japanese ship Hamana}} {{short description|Towada-class replenishment ship}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = The guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), right, conducts a replenishment at sea with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fast-combat support ship JS Hamana (AOE 424) during Pacific Bond 2012 June 7 120607-N-TG831-0973.jpg | image_caption = JS ''Hamana'' refueling USS McCampbell on 7 June 2012. }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | in_service = | registry = | homeport = Sasebo, Japan | notes = | status = Active | fate = | honours = | identification = *Pennant number: AOE-424 *{{MMSI Number|431999513}} | reinstated = | struck = | out_of_service = | decommissioned = | country = Japan | commissioned = 29 March 1990 | acquired = | launched = 18 May 1989 | laid_down = 8 July 1988 | builder = Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru | ordered = | namesake = Lake Hamana | owner = Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | name = *''Hamana'' *(はまな) | flag = {{shipboxflag|Japan|naval}} | renamed = }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | type = | displacement = 8,100 tonnes standard | length = {{convert|167|m|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|22.0|m|abbr=on}} | draught = {{convert|15.9|m|abbr=on}} | draft = | propulsion =* 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines * {{convert|26,000|shp|lk=in|abbr=on|0}} each * 2 × shafts | speed = {{convert|22|kn|lk=in|0}} | range = {{convert|10,500|nmi|abbr=on|0}} at {{convert|22|kn|0}} | complement = 140 | sensors = | EW = | armament = 1 × Phalanx CIWS | armour = | armor = | aircraft = 1 × helicopter | aircraft_facilities = Helicopter deck | notes = | class = Towada-class replenishment ship }} }}

'''JS ''Hamana''''' '''(AOE-424)''' is the third ship of the {{sclass|Towada|replenishment ship|1}}s of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 29 March 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Materials of IJN (JMSDF Vessels - Mashu class Combat support ships)|url=http://admiral31.world.coocan.jp/e/dtc0633.htm|access-date=2020-10-01|website=admiral31.world.coocan.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/archives/archives-naval-defense/naval-defense-2016/japan-will-soon-launch-replacement-program-for-jmsdf-3-towada-class-replenishment-oilers|title=Japan Will Soon Launch Replacement Program for JMSDF 3 Towada class Replenishment Oilers|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.navyrecognition.com}}</ref>

==Construction and career== She is laid down on 8 July 1988 and launched on 18 May 1989. Commissioned on 29 March 1990 with the hull number AOE-424.

On 19 February 2021, USS Curtis Wilbur and French frigate Prairial conducted a replenishment with JS ''Hamana''.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liston|first1=MC2 Benjamin T.|last2=Wilbur|first2=USS Curtis|title=USS Curtis Wilbur conducts trilateral replenishment-at-sea with Japan, France|url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130814|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220071410/https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130814|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2021|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.cpf.navy.mil|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=Tri-lateral Replenishment-at-Sea Between USA, Japan and France|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/02/tri-lateral-replenishment-at-sea-between-usa-japan-and-france/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Naval News|language=en-US}}</ref>

On 21 May 2022, the ''Hamana'', the JS ''Makinami'' (DD-112), and the JS ''Asahi'' (DD-119) sighted the PLAN ''Liaoning'' carrier strike group going towards Miyako-jima. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.usni.org/2022/05/23/chinese-carrier-strike-group-now-operating-in-east-china-sea | title=Chinese Carrier Strike Group Now Operating in East China Sea | date=23 May 2022 }}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery mode="nolines"> File:011218-N-9236M-079 Japanese supply ship w-U.S. Cruiser.jpg|USS Antietam coming alongside JS ''Hamana'' for refueling 18 December 2001. File:JS Hamana, -18 Dec. 2001 a.jpg|USS Antietam coming alongside JS ''Hamana'' for refueling 18 December 2001. File:JS Hamana (AOE-424) prepares to send a refueling probe, -18 Dec. 2001 a.jpg|USS Antietam refueling with JS ''Hamana'' on 18 December 2001. File:US Navy 111102-N-ZZ999-179 The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) pulls alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force oiler JS Ham.jpg|USS Tortuga pulls alongside JS Hamana for refueling on 2 November 2011. File:JS Hamana (AOE-424) replenishes USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and JS Ariake (DD-109) in the Pacific, -13 Nov. 2012 a.jpg|JS Ariake and USS McCampbell refueling alongside JS ''Hamana'' on 13 November 2012. </gallery>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamana (AOE-424)}} Category:1989 ships Category:Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation Category:Towada-class replenishment ships