JDS Michishio (SS-564)

JDS Michishio (SS-564) was the third boat of theAsashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 29 August 1968.[1][2]

History
Japan
Name
  • Michishio
  • (みちしお)
NamesakeMichishio (1937)
Ordered1965
BuilderKawasaki, Kobe
Laid down26 July 1966
Launched5 December 1967
Commissioned29 August 1968
Decommissioned27 March 1985
IdentificationPennant number: SS-564
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeAsashio-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,650 long tons (1,676 t) surfaced
  • 2,250 long tons (2,286 t) submerged
Length88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draft4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Depth7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged
Complement80
Armament8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 × bow-tube, 2 × stern-tube)

Construction and career

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Harushio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 26 July 1966 and launched on 5 December 1967. She was commissioned on 29 August 1968, into the 1st Submarine Group Incorporated into the 3rd Submarine.

Participated in Hawaii dispatch training from May 15 to August 4, 1970.

On 16 October 1973, the 3rd Submarine was reorganized into the 2nd Submarine Group, which was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet.

On 20 August 1981, she was transferred to the 2nd Submarine Group of the 1st Submarine Group.

She was decommissioned on 27 March 1985.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). 海上自衛隊全艦船 1952-2002. Japan: 並木書房.
  2. ^ 世界の艦船 増刊第665集 海上自衛隊潜水艦史. Japan: 海人社. 2006.
  3. ^ 世界の艦船 増刊第66集 海上自衛隊全艦艇史. Japan: 海人社. 2004.