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	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
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	Sonar Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5 hull mounted sonar ZQR 1 towed array Radar JRC ZPS 5/6 I-band search radar.
Armament	6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 20 reloads for: 1.) Type 89 torpedo 2.) Type 80 ASW Torpedo 3.) UGM-84 Harpoon

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, <i>Yukishio</i>, was retired on March 7, 2008. All vessels were retired on the completion of the Harushio class and eventually scrapped with exception of the  JDS Akishio which is on display at the JMSDF Kure Museum.

Boats

Gallery

• Akishio photographs
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  Akishio at JMSDF Kure Museum
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  Akishio at JMSDF Kure Museum
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  Passageway

References

• Jane's Fighting Ships 2005–2006

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