Special service vessel

Japanese: 特務艦艇 - とくむかんてい

A general term for naval vessels that do not directly participate in combat, but are used for supplying troops, equipment, fuel, ammunition, and food, as well as for engineering and surveying, training ships, target ships, etc. Today, vessels tasked with resupplying at sea are often called support ships. Japan's Self-Defense Forces ships include special vessels such as icebreakers, transport ships, supply ships, oceanographic observation ships, and training ships.
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Japanese:

海軍艦艇のうち直接戦闘には参加せず，兵員・装備・燃料・弾薬・食糧などの補給，工作，測量などにあたる艦，また練習艦，標的艦などの総称。今日では洋上補給を任務とするものを中心に支援艦船と呼ぶことが多い。日本の自衛艦には特務艦艇として砕氷艦，輸送艦，補給艦，海洋観測艦，練習艦などがある。
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