Oyashio class submarine
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 The SS590 Oyashio |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |  Japan |
| Completed: | 11 |
| Active: | 11 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Oyashio class submarine |
| Displacement: | 2,750 tonnes (surfaced) 4,000 tonnes (submerged) |
| Length: | 81.7 m |
| Beam: | 8.9 m |
| Draught: | 7.4 m |
| Propulsion: | 1-shaft diesel-electric |
| Speed: | 12 knots (surfaced) 20 knots (submerged) |
| Complement: | 70 (10 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Sonar: Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5B/6 hull-mounted sonar, flank arrays, 1 towed array. Radar: JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar. |
| Armament: | 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Type 89 torpedoes, or UGM-84 Harpoon |
The Oyashio is a class of Japanese diesel-electric submarine operated by the JMSDF. The submarines entered service in the late 1990s. The submarines are larger than the earlier Harushio class submarines, to make room for a flank sonar array.
[edit] Boats
There is a total of 11 boats in the class - the last boat was commissioned in 2008.
| Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyashio (SS-590) | 26 January 1994 | 15 October 1996 | 16 March 1998 |
| Michishio (SS-591) | 16 February 1995 | 18 September 1997 | 10 March 1999 |
| Uzushio (SS-592) | 6 March 1996 | 26 November 1998 | 9 March 2000 |
| Makishio (SS-593) | 26 March 1997 | 22 September 1999 | 29 March 2001 |
| Isoshio (SS-594) | 9 March 1998 | 27 November 2000 | 14 March 2002 |
| Narushio (SS-595) | 2 April 1999 | 4 October 2001 | 3 March 2003 |
| Kuroshio (SS-596) | 27 March 2000 | 23 October 2002 | 8 March 2004 |
| Takashio (SS-597) | 30 January 2001 | 1 October 2003 | 9 March 2005 |
| Yaeshio (SS-598) | 15 January 2002 | 4 November 2004 | 9 March 2006 |
| Setoshio (SS-599) | 23 January 2003 | 5 October 2005 | 28 February 2007 |
| Mochishio (SS-600) | 23 February 2004 | 6 November 2006 | 6 March 2008 |
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