Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - JMSDF

 

 

Uzushio class Submarine - SS

 

Uzushio class submarine makishio isoshio narushio kuroshio takashio yaeshio japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

Uzushio class Submarine

 

 

Units:

unit

laid down

launched

commissioned

decommissioned

SS 566 JDS Uzushio

September 25, 1968

March 11, 1970

January 21, 1971

March 24, 1987

SS 567 JDS Makishio

June 21, 1969

January 27, 1971

February 2, 1972

March 11, 1988

SS 568 JDS Isoshio

July 9, 1970

March 18, 1972

November 25, 1972

March 25, 1992

SS 569 JDS Narushio

May 8, 1971

November 22, 1972

September 28, 1973

March 15, 1993

SS 570 JDS Kuroshio

July 5, 1972

February 22, 1974

November 27, 1974

March 1, 1994

SS 571 JDS Takashio

July 6, 1973

June 30, 1975

January 30, 1976

July 26, 1995

SS 572 JDS Yaeshio

April 14, 1975

May 19, 1977

March 7, 1978

August 1, 1996

 

NOTES:

SS-566 JDS Uzushio was finally scrapped

SS-567 JDS Makishio was finally scrapped

SS-568 JDS Isoshio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8001) on March 24, 1989 / sunk as a target in August 1994

SS-569 JDS Narushio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8002) on June 8, 1990 / finally scrapped

SS-570 JDS Kuroshio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8003) on March 20, 1991 / finally scrapped

SS-571 JDS Takashio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8004) on June 6, 1992 / finally scrapped

SS-572 JDS Yaeshio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8005) on August 14, 1994 / finally scrapped

 

BUILDERS:

SS-567, SS-569, SS-571  = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe, Japan

SS-566, SS-568, SS-570, SS-572  = Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Kobe, Japan

 

 

Specifications:

 

Length:

72 meters

 

Beam:

9,9 meters

 

Draft:

7,5 meters

 

Displacement:

1821 tons (surfaced) / 3543 tons (submerged)

 

Speed:

12 knots (22 km/h) surfaced / 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged

 

Range:

5500 NM (10200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)

 

Crew:

SS-566 to 570 = 75 / SS-571 and 572 = 80

 

Operational depth:

 

 

Propulsion:

DIESEL-ELECTRIC

2 x Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel engines (3400 bhp surfaced)

1 x main electric-motor (2 x 240-cell batteries) (7200 shp submerged)

1 shaft / 1 propeller

 

Armament:

6 x 21-inch (533mm) bow torpedo tubes for Type 72 or Mk-37 torpedoes

 

images:

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