JDS Yukishio

JDS Yukishio (SS-581) was a Yūshio-class submarine. She was commissioned on 11 March 1988.

JDS Yukishio on 29 October 2006
History
Japan
Name	Yukishio (ゆきしお)
Ordered	1984
Builder	Mitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down	11 April 1985
Launched	23 January 1987
Commissioned	11 March 1988
Decommissioned	7 March 2008
Reclassified	TSS-3605
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: SS-581
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yūshio-class submarine
Displacement	2,250 tonnes (surfaced) 2,500 tonnes (submerged)
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 reloads for: 1.) Type 89 torpedo 2.) Type 80 ASW Torpedo 3.) UGM-84 Harpoon

Construction and career

Yukishio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 11 April 1985 and launched on 23 January 1987. She was commissioned on 11 March 1988, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from September 21 to December 19, 1989.

On 9 March 2006, she was reclassified as a training submarine, her hull number changed to TSS-3605, she was transferred to the 1st training submarine under the direct control of the submarine fleet, and her fixed port was transferred to Kure.

In January 2006, she left Yokosuka for Dokai Bay, where the dismantling site is located.

Gallery

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  JDS Yukishio on 29 October 2006

External links

Media related to JS Yukishio (SS-581) at Wikimedia Commons