Japan's helicopter carrier is 248 meters long, 38 meters wide with a maximum displacement of 27,000 tons, capable of carrying up to 28 aircraft of various types.
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The helicopter carrier JDS Izumo (DDH-183) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) docked at Cam Ranh international port on May 20. |
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The Izumo-class helicopter destroyer is 248 m long and 38 m wide. The ship's standard displacement is 27,000 tons. Japan considers this to be one of the largest warships built in this country. |
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The warship can simultaneously perform multiple operations supporting landings and controlling airspace. In addition, the ship can make a three-month trip through the East Sea. The ship is capable of self-defense thanks to two Phalanx close-in artillery systems and two SeaRAM short-range missile launchers, along with electronic warfare systems, decoys and anti-torpedo jamming sonobuoys. |
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DDH-183 is designed with a fairly large deck, capable of carrying up to 28 aircraft of various types, including anti-submarine aircraft.... At the same time, the ship can transport 400 soldiers and 50 3.5-ton trucks and equivalent equipment to perform search and rescue. |
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The aircraft on the ship is 19.8 m long, 6.4 m wide, with a maximum speed of 250 km/h, in addition to rescue capabilities, it also has anti-submarine, anti-water warfare and surveillance capabilities. |
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The ship can deploy fighter jets and take off and land. |
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The bottom of the DDH-183 floor is covered with rough, anti-slip material to help the aircraft's rudder not slip when landing, providing high stability and movement in rough sea conditions. |
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The ship is equipped with communication equipment to easily exchange work and deploy combat situations. |
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The warship is fully equipped with modern medical equipment and can treat many patients at the same time in situations of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis... |
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Accompanying the helicopter carrier are the Japanese destroyer Sazanami 113 and the US Navy's high-speed expeditionary transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4), to begin participating in the 2017 Pacific Partnership program in Khanh Hoa. Participating in this program, Vietnam has the hospital ship Khanh Hoa 01. This is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief program in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. |
According to VNE