| Oyashio-class submarine | |
|---|---|
 The SS590 Oyashio | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Oyashio (おやしお, Cold Current) |
| Builders: |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Operators: |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by: | Harushio-class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | Sōryū-class submarine |
| Built: | 1994–2008 |
| In commission: | 1998– |
| Planned: | 11 |
| Completed: | 11 |
| Active: | 11 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: |
2,750 tonnes (surfaced) 4,000 tonnes (submerged) |
| Length: | 81.7 m (268 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel-electric 2 Kawasaki 12V25S diesel engines 2 Kawasaki alternators 2 Toshiba motors 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) surfaced 7,750 hp (5,780 kW) submerged |
| Speed: |
12 knots (surfaced) 20 knots (submerged) |
| Complement: | 70 (10 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Sonar: Hughes/Oki ZQQ-6 hull-mounted sonar, flank arrays, 1 towed array Radar: JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar. |
| Armament: |
6 × HU-605 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 20 reloads for: 1.) Type 89 torpedoes 2.) 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 provide space for a flank sonar array.
Boats[]
There are a total of 11 boats in the class - the last boat was commissioned in 2008. Oyashio, Michishio, and Kuroshio share their names with WWII destroyers Takashio shares a name with a third set of Yugumo class destroyers, of which none were built.
| Project no. | Building no. | Pennant no. | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Shipyard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S130 | 8105 | SS-590 | Oyashio (おやしお) | 26 January 1994 | 15 October 1996 | 16 March 1998 | Kawasaki, Kobe[1] |
| 8106 | SS-591 | Michishio (みちしお) | 16 February 1995 | 18 September 1997 | 10 March 1999 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | |
| 8107 | SS-592 | Uzushio (うずしお) | 6 March 1996 | 26 November 1998 | 9 March 2000 | Kawasaki, Kobe | |
| 8108 | SS-593 | Makishio (まきしお) | 26 March 1997 | 22 September 1999 | 29 March 2001 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | |
| 8109 | SS-594 | Isoshio (いそしお) | 9 March 1998 | 27 November 2000 | 14 March 2002 | Kawasaki, Kobe | |
| 8110 | SS-595 | Narushio (なるしお) | 2 April 1999 | 4 October 2001 | 3 March 2003 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | |
| 8111 | SS-596 | Kuroshio (くろしお) | 27 March 2000 | 23 October 2002 | 8 March 2004 | Kawasaki, Kobe | |
| 8112 | SS-597 | Takashio (たかしお) | 30 January 2001 | 1 October 2003 | 9 March 2005 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | |
| 8113 | SS-598 | Yaeshio (やえしお) | 15 January 2002 | 4 November 2004 | 9 March 2006 | Kawasaki, Kobe | |
| 8114 | SS-599 | Setoshio (せとしお) | 23 January 2003 | 5 October 2005 | 28 February 2007 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | |
| 8115 | SS-600 | Mochishio (もちしお) | 23 February 2004 | 6 November 2006 | 6 March 2008 | Kawasaki, Kobe |
Pictures[]
_departs_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hickam_to_support_Rim_of_the_Pacific_(RIMPAC)_2010_exercises.jpg "US Navy 100706-N-6854D-128 JS Mochisio (SS 600) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises.jpg (1.68 MB)")
JS Mochisio (SS 600) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises.
Oyashio class submarine.
Oyashio class submarine.
JS Kuroshio (SS 596) at the Maizuru Naval Base.
JS Narushio (SS 595) pulls into Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port call before starting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.
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JS Yaeshio (SS 598) arrives at Naval Station Pearl Harbor for an annual training exercise.
_arrives_at_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hic.jpg "US Navy 110207-N-UK333-004 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oyashio-class submarine JS Uzushio (SS 592) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hic.jpg (1.5 MB)")
JS Uzushio (SS 592) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to begin their annual training exercise.
_arrives_at_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hickam_to_support_Rim_of_the_Pacific_(RIMPAC)_exercises.jpg "US Navy 100621-N-8539M-604 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oyashio-class submarine J.S. Mochishio (SS 600) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises.jpg (2.2 MB)")
JS Mochishio (SS 600) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises.
References[]
- ↑ Saunders, Stephen (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group. pp. 384. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
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