Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - JMSDF

 

 

Asashio class Submarine - SS

 

SS-565 JDS Arashio Asashio class submarine harushio michishio japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

SS-565 JDS Arashio

 

 

Units:

unit

laid down

launched

commissioned

decommissioned

SS 562 JDS Asashio

October 15, 1964

November 27, 1965

October 13, 1966

March 30, 1983

SS 563 JDS Harushio

October 12, 1965

February 25, 1967

December 1, 1967

March 30, 1984

SS 564 JDS Michishio

July 26, 1966

December 5, 1967

August 29, 1968

March 27, 1985

SS 565 JDS Arashio

July 5, 1967

October 24, 1968

July 25, 1969

March 27, 1986

 

NOTES:

all 4 units were finally scrapped

 

BUILDER:

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe, Japan and Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Kobe, Japan

 

 

Specifications:

 

Length:

88 meters

 

Beam:

8,2 meters

 

Draft:

4,9 meters

 

Displacement:

1676 tons (surfaced) / 2286 tons (submerged)

 

Speed:

14 knots (26 km/h) surfaced / 18 knots (33 km/h) submerged

 

Range:

 

 

Crew:

80

 

Operational depth:

 

 

Propulsion:

DIESEL-ELECTRIC

2 x Kawasaki V8V24/30 diesel engines

2 x electric-motors (4 x 120-cell lead-acid batteries)

2900 bhp surfaced / 6300 shp submerged

2 shafts / 2 propellers

 

Armament:

8 x 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow / 2 stern)

 

images:

 

SS-565 JDS Arashio submarine japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

SS-565 JDS Arashio

 

 

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