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Yūshio class submarine

Mochishio (Yuushio class submarine).jpg
Mochishio (SS 574), a Yūshio-class submarine enters San Diego Harbor in 1992 to take part in the RIMPAC 92' military exercise
Class overview
Builders:
Operators:  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by: Uzushio class
Succeeded by: Harushio class
Built: 1976–1989
In commission: 1980–2008
Planned: 10
Completed: 10
Retired: 10
Preserved: 1
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
  • SS-573 to SS-575
  • 2,200 tonnes (surfaced)
  • 2,450 tonnes (submerged)
  • SS-576
  • 2,300 tonnes (surfaced)
  • SS-577 to SS-582
  • 2,250 tonnes (surfaced)
Length: 76.0 m (249.3 ft)
Beam: 9.9 m (32.5 ft)
Draught: 7.4 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 1-shaft diesel-electric
  • 3,400 shp (2,500 kW) (surfaced)
  • 7,200 shp (5,400 kW) (submerged)
Speed:
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged)
Complement:
  • 10 officers
  • 65–70 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:

The Yūshio class was a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF. It was a second generation submarine, a development of the Uzushio class, incorporating a teardrop hull, with a resulting increase in underwater performance on the Uzushio class. Ten were built under the fourth defense plan in 1975 fiscal year. A training submarine, Yukishio, was retired on March 7, 2008. All vessels were retired on the completion of the Harushio class.


Akishio at JMSDF Kure Museum

Akishio at JMSDF Kure Museum

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