Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2007 | |
| Apr 16, 2008 | |
| May 20, 2009 | replacing JDS Shirase (AGB 5002) |
| Nov 2009 |  Syowa Station maiden deployment to support 51st Japanese Antarctic Research
Expedition to Lutzow-Holm Bay JARE51 |
| Feb 17, 2014 | ran aground off Molodyozhnaya Station in Antarctica Accident |
| Aug 18, 2017 | MCAS Iwakuni CH-101 from ships flight crashed during VERTREP training at Iwakuni |
| Nov 26, 2021 |  Garden Island noted at HMAS Stirling |
See also
| Built | Ship | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | AGB 5002 | JDS Shirase | Shirase class |