(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean
SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.
- Product Code
- ILEA001087051
- Registered date
- 2001/11/25 00:00:00
- Credit
- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- 2001 Kyodo News
- Media size
- 1864 × 2432 pixel
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- 1.64(MB)*
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