MASYU (AOE-425) class

 2 MASYU-class FAST COMBAT SUPPORT SHIPS (AOE)

 Name    Pendant    Launched        Commissioned     Status

 MASYU   AOE-425    Feb. 5, 2003    March 15, 2004   Active
 OUMI    AOE-426    Feb. 19, 2004   March 3, 2005    Active

The MASYU was ordered under the fiscal 2000 budget for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to replace SAGAMI (AOE-421). OUMI was built as a supplement to the replenishment force.

At one point, these were the largest naval ships built in Japan...