Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - JMSDF

 

 

Yushio class Submarine - SS

 

Yushio class submarine SS-574 JDS Mochishio japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

SS-574 JDS Mochishio

 

 

Units:

unit

laid down

launched

commissioned

decommissioned

SS 573 JDS Yushio

December 3, 1976

March 29, 1979

February 26, 1980

March 11, 1999

SS 574 JDS Mochishio

May 9, 1978

March 12, 1980

March 5, 1981

March 10, 2000

SS 575 JDS Setoshio

April 17, 1979

February 10, 1981

March 17, 1982

March 30, 2001

SS 576 JDS Okishio

April 17, 1980

March 5, 1982

March 1, 1983

March 4, 2003

SS 577 JDS Nadashio

April 16, 1981

January 27, 1983

March 6, 1984

June 1, 2001

SS 578 JDS Hamashio

April 8, 1982

February 1, 1984

March 5, 1985

March 9, 2006

SS 579 JDS Akishio

April 15, 1983

January 21, 1985

March 5, 1986

March 3, 2004

SS 580 JDS Takeshio

April 3, 1984

February 9, 1986

March 3, 1987

March 9, 2005

SS 581 JDS Yukishio

April 11, 1985

January 23, 1987

March 11, 1988

March 7, 2008

SS 582 JDS Sachishio

April 11, 1986

February 17, 1988

March 24, 1989

April 14, 2006

 

NOTES:

 

SS-573 JDS Yushio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8006) on August 1, 1996 / finally scrapped

SS-574 JDS Mochishio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8007) on August 1, 1997 / finally scrapped

SS-575 JDS Setoshio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8008) on March 10, 1999 / re-converted to

              training submarine (TSS-3602) on March 9, 2000 / finally scrapped

SS-576 JDS Okishio was converted to training submarine (TSS-3603) on March 29, 2001 / finally scrapped

SS-577 JDS Nadashio was finally scrapped

SS-578 JDS Hamashio was converted to training submarine (TSS-3604) on March 9, 2000 / finally scrapped

SS-579 JDS Akishio is on display at Kure Naval Museum since April 2007

SS-580 JDS Takeshio was finally scrapped

SS-581 JDS Yukishio was converted to training submarine (TSS-3605) on March 9, 2006 / finally scrapped

SS-582 JDS Sachishio was finally scrapped

 

BUILDERS:

SS-573, SS-575, SS-577, SS-579, SS-581 = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe, Japan

SS-574, SS-576, SS-578, SS-580, SS-582 = Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Kobe, Japan

 

 

Specifications:

 

Length:

76 meters

 

Beam:

9,9 meters

 

Draft:

7,4 meters

 

Displacement:

2250 tons (surfaced) / 2450 tons (submerged)

 

Speed:

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

 

Range:

 

 

Crew:

up to 80

 

Operational depth:

 

 

Propulsion:

DIESEL-ELECTRIC

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

1 x main electric-motor (7200 shp submerged)

1 shaft / 1 propeller (5 blades)

 

Armament:

6 x 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes for Type 80 or Type 89 torpedoes or sub-launched UGM-84 Harpoon SSM

 

images:

 

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SS-574 JDS Mochishio

 

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SS-574 JDS Mochishio

 

SS-574 JS Mochishio Yushio class submarine

SS-574 JDS Mochishio

 

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SS-574 JDS Mochishio

 

 

 

SS-579 JDS Akishio Yushio class submarine japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

SS-579 JDS Akishio

 

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SS-579 JDS Akishio

 

 

 

SS-580 JDS Takeshio Yushio class submarine japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

SS-580 JDS Takeshio

 

 

 

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Yushio class submarine

 

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Yushio class submarine

 

 

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