(1)Two Japanese defense ships set sail for Indian Ocean

(1)Two Japanese defense ships set sail for Indian Ocean

MAIZURU, Japan - The 4,950-ton destroyer Haruna of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) sets sail from MSDF Maizuru base in Kyoto Prefecture on Feb. 12. The destroyer will be joined later by the 8,150-ton supply ship Tokiwa and the 3,950-ton destroyer Sawakaze before heading for the Indian Ocean to replace an MSDF fleet deployed there since last November as part of Japan's support for U.S.-led military action against terrorism.

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