JS Sagami underway on 3 February 2002.
History
Japan
Name	Sagami (さがみ)
Namesake	Lake Sagami
Owner	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Ordered	1962
Builder	Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation, Maizuru
Laid down	28 September 1977
Launched	4 September 1978
Commissioned	30 March 1979
Decommissioned	3 March 2005
Identification	Pennant number: AOE-421
Status	Decommissioned
Class overview
Preceded by	Hamana class
Succeeded by	Towada class
General characteristics
Type	Fast combat support ship
Displacement	5,000 tonnes standard
Length	146 m (479 ft)
Beam	19.0 m (62.3 ft)
Draft	7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A diesel engines 18,000 shp (13,423 kW) each 2 × shafts
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement	130
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck

Sagami (AOE-421) is the only ship of her type in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 30 March 1979. She is succeeded by Towada class.^[1]

Design

Immediately after the bow, a one-story deck room is provided up to the stern across the bridge, and the 01 deck on the upper surface is also the entire deck. The 01 deck in front of the bridge structure is considered to be the work deck. On the other hand, the rear part was the helicopter platform, and it is capable of carrying one HSS-2 helicopter. The bridge structure has a five-story structure counting from the main deck, and the living quarters are centrally located here. On the other hand, there are three layers of decks inside the hull, but the central part of the hull is a hull compartment, and a tank is provided to store liquid supplies and ballast water through all of these decks.^[2]

Construction and career

She is laid down on 28 September 1977 and launched on 4 September 1978. Commissioned on 30 March 1979 with the hull number AOE-421. Decommissioned on 3 March 2005.

Gallery

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  JS Sagami's commissioning commemorative plate.

See also

• Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
• Japanese battleship Sagami

References