| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ōshio |
| Builders: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Operators: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by: | Kuroshio Oyashio |
| Succeeded by: | Asashio-class submarine |
| Built: | 1963–1965 |
| In commission: | 1965–1981 |
| Planned: | 1 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,600 long tons (1,626 t) surfaced 2,200 long tons (2,235 t) submerged |
| Length: | 88 m (288 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Depth: | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric, 2 shafts 2,900 BHP (surfaced) 6,300 SHP (submerged) |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 83 |
| Armament: | 8× 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6× bow-tube, 2× stern-tube) |
JDS Ōshio (SS-561) was in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. The Ōshio was planned and built to replace the aging Kuroshio.
| Project no. | Building no. | Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S115 | 8061 | SS-561 | Ōshio (おおしお) | 29 June 1963 | 30 April 1964 | 31 March 1965 | Decommissioned 20 August 1981, scrapped |
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