Asashio-class submarine
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Asashio |
| Builders: |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Operators: |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by: | Ōshio |
| Succeeded by: | Uzushio-class submarine |
| Built: | 1964–1969 |
| In commission: | 1966–1986 |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Retired: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,650 long tons (1,676 t) surfaced 2,250 long tons (2,286 t) submerged |
| Length: | 88 m (288 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 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: | 80 |
| Armament: | 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 × bow-tube, 2 × stern-tube) |
The Asashio class submarine is a submarine class of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. This class is the successor of Ōshio.
Boats
| Project no. | Building no. | Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Note |
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| S117 | 8062 | SS-562 | Asashio (あさしお) | 15 October 1964 | 27 November 1965 | 13 October 1966 | Decommissioned 30 March 1983, scrapped |
| 8062 | SS-563 | Harushio (はるしお) | 12 October 1965 | 25 February 1967 | 1 December 1967 | Decommissioned 30 March 1984, scrapped | |
| 8063 | SS-564 | Michishio (みちしお) | 26 July 1966 | 5 December 1967 | 29 August 1968 | Decommissioned 27 March 1985, scrapped | |
| 8064 | SS-565 | Arashio (あらしお) | 5 July 1967 | 24 October 1968 | 25 July 1969 | Decommissioned 27 March 1986, scrapped |
See also
- Kuroshio (SS-501) - First submarine acquired by the JMSDF, via it being loaned by the U.S under the Military Assistance Program.
- JDS Oyashio (SS-511) - First naval submarine built in post-war Japan.
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