Uzushio 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| うずしお [Uzushio] | SS566 | Kawasaki, Kobe | 25.9.1968 | 11.3.1970 | 21.1.1971 | discarded 3.1987 | |
| まきしお [Makishio] | SS567 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | 21.6.1969 | 27.1.1971 | 2.2.1972 | discarded 3.1988 | |
| いそしお [Isoshio] | SS568, 3.1989- ATSS8001 | Kawasaki, Kobe | 9.7.1970 | 18.3.1972 | 25.11.1972 | TS 3.1989, discarded 3.1992 | |
| なるしお [Narushio] | SS569, 6.1990- ATSS8002 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | 8.5.1971 | 22.11.1972 | 28.9.1973 | TS 6.1990, discarded 3.1993 | |
| くろしお [Kuroshio] | SS570, 3.1991- ATSS8003 | Kawasaki, Kobe | 5.7.1972 | 22.2.1974 | 27.11.1974 | TS 3.1991, discarded 3.1994 | |
| たかしお [Takashio] | SS571, 7.1992- ATSS8004 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | 6.7.1973 | 30.6.1975 | 30.1.1976 | TS 7.1992, discarded 7.1995 | |
| やえしお [Yaeshio] | SS572, 8.1994- ATSS8005 | Kawasaki, Kobe | 14.4.1975 | 19.5.1977 | 7.3.1978 | TS 8.1994, discarded 8.1996 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1850 |
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Displacement normal, t |
/ 2430 |
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Length, m |
72.0 |
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Breadth, m |
9.90 |
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Draught, m |
7.50 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
2 Kawasaki-MAN V8/V24-30 MATL diesel-generators, 2 Fuji Electric electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
3400 / 7200 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 / 20 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500(12) / |
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Armament |
6 - 533 HU-602 TT (bow, 20) |
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Electronic equipment |
566, 567: ZPS-4 radar, ZQQ-1 sonar suite, ZLA-5 ECM suite 568-570: ZPS-4 radar, ZQQ-2 sonar suite, ZLA-5 ECM suite 571, 572: ZPS-5 radar, ZQQ-3, SQS-36(J) sonar suites, ZLA-5 ECM suite |
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Complement |
80 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
200 |
Project history: The first teardrop-hull submarines produced by Japan. These boats had double hulls, a bow sonar array and torpedo tubes amidships; NS-63 high-tensile steel was used in the hull shell in order to permit greater diving depth (200m). The class was equipped with a separate emergency blowing system which enables the submarine to surface rapidly. A three-dimensional automatic steering system, consisting of a combination of automatic depth-maintenance system and automatic direction-maintenance system was installed. The ATSS (Auxiliary Training Submarines) are used for experimental trials as well as training.
Modernizations: 1989, Isoshio; 1990, Narushio; 1991, Kuroshio; 1992, Takashio; 1994, Yaeshio: as TS carried only 4 torpedoes, SQS-36(J) sonar array was removed, 60 crewmembers + 20 trainees.
Naval service: No significant events.
Makishio 1976
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