Yūshio-class submarine

Class overview
Builders:
Operators: Japan
Preceded by: Uzushio-class submarine
Succeeded by: Harushio-class submarine
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
Beam: 9.9 m
Draught: 7.4 m
Propulsion:
  • 1-shaft diesel-electric
  • 3,400 SHP (surfaced)
  • 7,200 SHP (submerged)
Speed:
Complement:
  • 10 officers
  • 65-70 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:

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

Boats

Project no. Building no. Pennant no. Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Note
S122 8088 SS-573/
ATSS-8006 		Yūshio (ゆうしお) 3 December 1976 29 March 1979 26 February 1980 Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8006) on 1 August 1996, decommissioned 11 March 1999, scrapped
8089 SS-574/
ATSS-8007 		Mochishio (もちしお) 9 May 1978 12 March 1980 5 March 1981 Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8007) on 1 August 1997, decommissioned 10 March 2000, scrapped
8090 SS-575/
ATSS-8008/
TSS-3602 		Setoshio (せとしお) 17 April 1979 10 February 1981 17 March 1982 Converted 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
8091 SS-576/
TSS-3603 		Okishio (おきしお) 17 April 1980 5 March 1982 1 March 1983 Converted to training submarine (TSS-3603) on 29 March 2001, decommissioned 4 March 2003, scrapped
S123 8092 SS-577 Nadashio (なだしお) 16 April 1981 27 January 1983 6 March 1984 Decommissioned 1 June 2001, scrapped
8093 SS-578/
TSS-3604 		Hamashio (はましお) 8 April 1982 1 February 1984 5 March 1985 Converted to training submarine (TSS-3604) on 9 March 2000, decommissioned 9 March 2006, scrapped
8094 SS-579 Akishio (あきしお) 15 April 1983 21 January 1985 5 March 1986 Decommissioned 3 March 2004, displayed at JMSDF Kure Museum from 5 April 2007
8095 SS-580 Takeshio (たけしお) 3 April 1984 9 February 1986 3 March 1987 Decommissioned 9 March 2005, scrapped
8096 SS-581/
TSS-3605 		Yukishio (ゆきしお) 11 April 1985 23 January 1987 11 March 1988 Converted to training submarine (TSS-3605) on 9 March 2006, decommissioned 7 March 2008, scrapped
8097 SS-582 Sachishio (さちしお) 11 April 1986 17 February 1988 24 March 1989 Decommissioned 14 April 2006, scrapped

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