Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - JMSDF
Uzushio class Submarine - SS
Uzushio class Submarine
Units:
unit			laid down		launched		commissioned		decommissioned
SS 566 JDS Uzushio			September 25, 1968		March 11, 1970		January 21, 1971		March 24, 1987
SS 567 JDS Makishio			June 21, 1969		January 27, 1971		February 2, 1972		March 11, 1988
SS 568 JDS Isoshio			July 9, 1970		March 18, 1972		November 25, 1972		March 25, 1992
SS 569 JDS Narushio			May 8, 1971		November 22, 1972		September 28, 1973		March 15, 1993
SS 570 JDS Kuroshio			July 5, 1972		February 22, 1974		November 27, 1974		March 1, 1994
SS 571 JDS Takashio			July 6, 1973		June 30, 1975		January 30, 1976		July 26, 1995
SS 572 JDS Yaeshio			April 14, 1975		May 19, 1977		March 7, 1978		August 1, 1996
NOTES: SS-566 JDS Uzushio was finally scrapped SS-567 JDS Makishio was finally scrapped SS-568 JDS Isoshio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8001) on March 24, 1989 / sunk as a target in August 1994 SS-569 JDS Narushio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8002) on June 8, 1990 / finally scrapped SS-570 JDS Kuroshio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8003) on March 20, 1991 / finally scrapped SS-571 JDS Takashio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8004) on June 6, 1992 / finally scrapped SS-572 JDS Yaeshio was converted to an auxilary training submarine (ATSS-8005) on August 14, 1994 / finally scrapped BUILDERS: SS-567, SS-569, SS-571 = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe, Japan SS-566, SS-568, SS-570, SS-572 = Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Kobe, Japan
	Specifications:
	Length:	72 meters
	Beam:	9,9 meters
	Draft:	7,5 meters
	Displacement:	1821 tons (surfaced) / 3543 tons (submerged)
	Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h) surfaced / 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged
	Range:	5500 NM (10200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
	Crew:	SS-566 to 570 = 75 / SS-571 and 572 = 80
	Operational depth:
	Propulsion:	DIESEL-ELECTRIC 2 x Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel engines (3400 bhp surfaced) 1 x main electric-motor (2 x 240-cell batteries) (7200 shp submerged) 1 shaft / 1 propeller
	Armament:	6 x 21-inch (533mm) bow torpedo tubes for Type 72 or Mk-37 torpedoes
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