MSDF destroyer heads to Indian Ocean

MSDF destroyer heads to Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Sawakaze sails off Sasebo port, Kyushu, on Feb. 13 to replace part of the MSDF fleet deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's support for U.S.-led military action against terrorism. The 3,950-ton destroyer will join two other MSDF ships that left their home ports Feb. 12.

(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.

MSDF destroyer heads to Indian Ocean

MSDF destroyer heads to Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Sawakaze sails off Sasebo port, Kyushu, on Feb. 13 to replace part of the MSDF fleet deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Japan's support for U.S.-led military action against terrorism. The 3,950-ton destroyer will join two other MSDF ships that left their home ports Feb. 12.

(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.