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Mashū (AOE-425) is the lead ship of the Mashū-class replenishment ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 3 April 2006.^[1][2]

Construction and career

She was laid down on 21 January 2002 and launched on 5 February 2003. Commissioned on 3 April 2006 with the hull number AOE-425.

Gallery

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  JS Mashū and JS Shimokita underway together, date unknown.
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  JS Mashū alongside USS Iwo Jima on 4 September 2006.
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  JS Mashū and USS Anzio doing replenish at sea on 22 November 2006.
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  JS Mashū at the Sagami Bay on 21 October 2009
• JS Mashū passing under the Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo on 6 February 2010.
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  JS Mashū in Maizuru, Japan on 16 July 2016.
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  JS Mashū in Maizuru, Japan on 16 July 2016.
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  JS Mashū in Maizuru Naval Base on 13 April 2019.

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