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}} | JS Amakusa is a Hiuchi-class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1]The ship was built by Universal in Keihin and commissioned into service on 16 March 2004.[2] The primary mission of the Amakusa is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice.[3] ServiceThis ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[4] Akakusa was the second of two JMSDF ships which towed barges of fresh water from Yokosuka to the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. The water was used to replace the seawater being used in cooling efforts at the plant.[5] Notes1. ^Werth, Eric. (2007). {{Google books|TJunjRvplU4C|Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 392.|page=392}}
2. ^Global Security, AMS Hiuchi Class, ship list
3. ^Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class
4. ^Seawaves, "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323003053/http://www.seawaves.com/japan2011.asp |date=2011-03-23 }}
5. ^Taylor, Brock. "Second U.S. Navy Barge Sent to Support Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Efforts" (Filename:DOD_100148949), DVIDS (Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System). 26 March 2011; retrieved 20 Mar 2011
References- Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. {{ISBN|9781591149552}}; {{OCLC|140283156}}
External links- JMSDF, AMS-4303 あまくさ Amakusa
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