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JS Genkai is a Hiuchi Class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1]

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The ship was built by Universal in Keihin and commissioned into service on 20 Feb 2008.

The primary mission of the Genkai is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, p. 392, at Google Books
  2. [2]
    Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class

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


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