Currently the Japanese Navy has 155 combat and support ships. There are four helicopter carriers, 24 submarines, 36 destroyers, six Mogami class frigates, 21 mine warfare ships, six 240 ton patrol ...
from their posts leading the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan, a statement announced over the weekend. Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela and Cmdr.
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