Asashio-class submarine
The Asashio-class submarine is a submarine class of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. This class is the successor of Ōshio.
 Arashio alongside in Apra Harbor on 1 April 1984 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Asashio |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by | Ōshio class |
| Succeeded by | Uzushio class |
| Built | 1964−1969 |
| In commission | 1966−1986 |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Retired | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| 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 |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 80 |
| Armament | 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 × bow-tube, 2 × stern-tube) |
Boats
| Project no. | Building no. | Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- JDS 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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