# JS Hamana
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{{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](/source/USS_McCampbell) on 7 June 2012.
}}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career
| hide_header =
| in_service =
| registry =
| homeport = [Sasebo](/source/Sasebo), [Japan](/source/Japan)
| notes =
| status = Active
| fate =
| honours =
| identification = *[Pennant number](/source/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](/source/Hitachi_Shipbuilding_Corporation), [Maizuru](/source/Maizuru)
| ordered =
| namesake = [Lake Hamana](/source/Lake_Hamana)
| owner = [Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Phalanx_CIWS)
| armour =
| armor =
| aircraft = 1 × helicopter
| aircraft_facilities = [Helicopter deck](/source/Helicopter_deck)
| notes =
| class = [Towada-class replenishment ship](/source/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](/source/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force). She was commissioned on 29 March 1990.[{{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}}][{{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}}]
==Construction and career==
She is [laid down](/source/Keel_laying) on 8 July 1988 and [launched](/source/Ceremonial_ship_launching) on 18 May 1989. [Commissioned](/source/Commissioned_(ship)) on 29 March 1990 with the hull number AOE-424.
On 19 February 2021, [USS Curtis Wilbur](/source/USS_Curtis_Wilbur) and [French frigate Prairial](/source/French_frigate_Prairial) conducted a replenishment with JS ''Hamana''.[{{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}}][{{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}}]
On 21 May 2022, the ''Hamana'', the [JS ''Makinami'' (DD-112)](/source/JS_Makinami), and the [JS ''Asahi'' (DD-119)](/source/JS_Asahi) sighted the [PLAN](/source/People's_Liberation_Army_Navy) [''Liaoning''](/source/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning) [carrier strike group](/source/carrier_strike_group) going towards [Miyako-jima](/source/Miyako-jima). [{{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 }}]
== Gallery ==
File:011218-N-9236M-079 Japanese supply ship w-U.S. Cruiser.jpg|[USS Antietam](/source/USS_Antietam_(CG-54)) coming alongside JS ''Hamana'' for refueling 18 December 2001.
File:JS Hamana, -18 Dec. 2001 a.jpg|[USS Antietam](/source/USS_Antietam_(CG-54)) 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](/source/USS_Antietam_(CG-54)) 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](/source/USS_Tortuga_(LSD-46)) 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](/source/JS_Ariake_(DD-109)) and [USS McCampbell](/source/USS_McCampbell) refueling alongside JS ''Hamana'' on 13 November 2012.
==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Towada-class replenishment ships
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