JS Ōsumi
JS "Ōsumi" (LST-4001) is the lead ship of the "Ōsumi"-class landing ship tank of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Construction and career. "Ōsumi" was laid down on 6 December 1995 and launched on 18 November 1996 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano. She was commissioned into the 1st Landing Group on 11 March 1998. Initially, the ship was not equipped with a fin stabilizer (rolling prevention device) that improves stability during open sea voyages and helicopter takeoffs and landings due to political judgment, and in 2006, eight years after commissioning, international emergency assistance was provided. The Stabilizer  installation cost was finally budgeted by the Defense Agency (currently the Ministry of Defense) as a repair cost for a large transport ship to respond to the activity, and at the same time the capacity of aviation fuel was increased. It was also equipped with a tactical air navigation system (TACAN), which was not available at the time of commissioning. Departed Kobe with the JS Bungo and JS Tokiwa on September 23 to transport temporary housing as an aid to the damage caused by the northwestern Turkey earthquake that occurred on August 17, 1999. The first long-distance continuous voyage  in the history of the Maritime Self-Defense Force was carried out to Alexandria at an average speed of 18 kt (about 33 km / h) for 23 consecutive days without calling, and arrived at the port of Heidalpasha in Istanbul on October 19. The return trip was scheduled to arrive at Kure on November 22, but there was a camellia that JS Bungo became top heavy due to the empty fresh water tank and the arrival at the port was delayed by one day. They arrived at Sasebo on the 22nd. From January 26 to 28, 2010, special transportation training  was conducted at Sasebo and the waters west of Kyushu together with JS Kunisaki and USS Tortuga. This ship delivered supplies to the disaster area after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. From June to July 2012, she participated in the Pacific Partnership 2012, visited the Philippines and Vietnam , and engaged in medical activities and cultural exchanges. An international emergency relief team was formed to rescue the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines on 8 November 2013, the same year, and was dispatched along with the escort ship JS Ise and the supply ship JS Towada (Sankai  Operation). She left Kure on November 18, arrived in the Leyte Gulf on November 22, carried out relief supplies transportation, medical care, and epidemic prevention activities, and returned to Japan on December 20. In addition, "Ōsumi" was scheduled to participate in training for the defense of remote islands around Okinawa, but suddenly stopped this and decided to dispatch. The training was planned to be attended by 34,000 people, and "Ōsumi" was planned to be a base in the training area. The remote island defense training itself was canceled due to the dropout of "Ōsumi". On 15 January 2014, while en  route from departure from Kure towards the Mitsui Tamano Shipyard for scheduled maintenance, Hiroshima Prefecture Otake City of Atatajima off the coast of the Seto Inland Sea in, were abnormally close to fishing boat Yugyosen tried to cross reckless route, she repeatedly warned, slowed down but collided. The fishing boat capsized, four people on board were thrown into the sea and rescued by the ship's crew, but two of them, the captain of the fishing boat and the angler died. On 16 May 2015, from May 17, off Kyushu, western waters SH-60J/K helicopter, GSDF western district inspector general  part , the western district Air Corps CH-47J helicopters, UH-60JA helicopters, US Navy vessels, the French Navy conducted joint training between Japan, the United States and France with the Dixmude and Aconito. Mutual embarkation training (cross-deck) was conducted with the LCAT of Dixmude on the ship and the LCAC of the ship on the Dixmude. On 5 May 2018, during the period from up to 9 days, off the Republic of Indonesia Lombok island, the Indonesia Navy participated in multilateral joint training on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief organizers Komodo 2018, Medical/search and rescue training, command post training and  other trainings. After that, from May 22 to June 2, she called at Cam Ranh, Vietnam and participated in the activities of Pacific Partnership 2018. The same year on 11 July 2018. Emergency supplies (soil bag, food, drinking water) that Yokosuka City decided to provide in response to Kure City's request based on the mutual support agreement in the event of a disaster between the four former military port cities (Yokosuka, Maizuru, Kure, Sasebo), seawater desalination equipment, etc.) and supplies requested by the Kure District General Manager to the Yokosuka District General Manager and arrived in Kure on the . In addition, the bathing facility on the ship was opened for the Ground Self-Defense Force members. On August 26 and 27 of the same year, joint training was conducted with the USS Wasp and several other ships in the waters around Okinawa. From October 5 to 19 of the same year , Japan-US joint training (blue chromite) was conducted in Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture and the surrounding sea and airspace. Ground Self-Defense Force from the amphibious Mobile team the second amphibious maneuver Regiment , 1st Helicopter Squadron, etc., US Marines from the 3rd Marine Division participated in the 4th Marine  Regiment, were carried out wearing landing training. In 2021, destroyers over the 17 days from May 11, JS Ise, JS Ashigara, JS Asahi, JS Kongo, JS Otaka, JS Shirataka, patrol aircraft, along with the submarine in the East China Sea, Japan-US-Australia and France participated in training (ARC21). USS New Orleans from the US Navy, HMAS Paramatta from the Royal Australian Navy, Tonnerre and Surcouf from the French Navy, air defense training, anti-submarine training, landing training.