Yūshio-class submarine

Mochishio (SS 574), a Yūshio-class submarine enters San Diego Harbor in 1992 to take part in the RIMPAC 92' military exercise
Class overview
Builders:
Operators:  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by: Uzushio class
Succeeded by: Harushio class
Built: 1976–1989
In commission: 1980–2008
Planned: 10
Completed: 10
Retired: 10
Preserved: 1
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
  • SS-573 to SS-575
  • 2,200 tonnes (surfaced)
  • 2,450 tonnes (submerged)
  • SS-576
  • 2,300 tonnes (surfaced)
  • SS-577 to SS-582
  • 2,250 tonnes (surfaced)
Length: 76.0 m (249.3 ft)
Beam: 9.9 m (32.5 ft)
Draught: 7.4 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 1-shaft diesel-electric
  • 3,400 shp (2,500 kW) (surfaced)
  • 7,200 shp (5,400 kW) (submerged)
Speed:
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged)
Complement:
  • 10 officers
  • 65–70 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:

The Yūshio class was a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF. It was a second generation submarine, a development of the Uzushio class, incorporating a teardrop hull, with a resulting increase in underwater performance on the Uzushio class. Ten were built under the fourth defense plan in 1975 fiscal year. A training submarine, Yukishio, was retired on March 7, 2008. All vessels were retired on the completion of the Harushio class.

Boats

Project no.Building no.Pennant no.NameLaid downLaunchedCommissionedNote
S1228088SS-573/
ATSS-8006		Yūshio (ゆうしお)3 December 197629 March 197926 February 1980Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8006) on 1 August 1996, decommissioned 11 March 1999, scrapped
8089SS-574/
ATSS-8007		Mochishio (もちしお)9 May 197812 March 19805 March 1981Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8007) on 1 August 1997, decommissioned 10 March 2000, scrapped
8090SS-575/
ATSS-8008/
TSS-3602		Setoshio (せとしお)17 April 197910 February 198117 March 1982Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8008) on 10 March 1999, re-converted to training submarine (TSS-3602) on 9 March 2000, decommissioned 30 March 2001, scrapped
8091SS-576/
TSS-3603		Okishio (おきしお)17 April 19805 March 19821 March 1983Converted to training submarine (TSS-3603) on 29 March 2001, decommissioned 4 March 2003, scrapped
S1238092SS-577Nadashio (なだしお)16 April 198127 January 19836 March 1984Decommissioned 1 June 2001, scrapped
8093SS-578/
TSS-3604		Hamashio (はましお)8 April 19821 February 19845 March 1985Converted to training submarine (TSS-3604) on 9 March 2000, decommissioned 9 March 2006, scrapped
8094SS-579Akishio (あきしお)15 April 198321 January 19855 March 1986Decommissioned 3 March 2004, displayed at JMSDF Kure Museum from 5 April 2007
8095SS-580Takeshio (たけしお)3 April 19849 February 19863 March 1987Decommissioned 9 March 2005, scrapped
8096SS-581/
TSS-3605		Yukishio (ゆきしお)11 April 198523 January 198711 March 1988Converted to training submarine (TSS-3605) on 9 March 2006, decommissioned 7 March 2008, scrapped
8097SS-582Sachishio (さちしお)11 April 198617 February 198824 March 1989Decommissioned 14 April 2006, scrapped

References

  • Jane's Fighting Ships 2005–2006


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