JDS Takashio (SS-571)

History
Japan
Name	Takashio (たかしお)
Ordered	1972
Builder	Mitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down	6 July 1973
Launched	30 June 1975
Commissioned	30 January 1976
Decommissioned	26 July 1995
Reclassified	ATSS-8004
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: SS-571
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Uzushio-class submarine
Displacement	1,850 tonne (1,821 ton) standard, 3,600 tonne (3,543 ton) submerged
Length	72.0 m (236.2 ft)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught	7.5 m (25 ft)
Depth	10.1 m (33 ft)
Propulsion	1-shaft diesel-electric 2 × Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel 3,400 bhp (2,500 kW) (surfaced) 7,200 shp (5,400 kW) (submerged)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h) surfaced 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged
Range	5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 knots
Complement	75
Sensors and processing systems	ZPS-4 surface search radar ZQQ-3 passive sonar SQS-36J active sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	ZLA-5 ESM
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) Bow torpedo tubes 12 × type 72 torpedo 6–8 × Mk 37 torpedo

JDS Takashio (SS-571) was the sixth boat of the Uzushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 January 1976.^[1][2]

Construction and career[]

Takashio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 6 July 1973 and launched on 30 June 1975. She was commissioned on 30 January 1976, into the 1st Submarine Group.

On March 7, 1978, the 6th Submarine was newly formed under the 1st Submarine Group, and was incorporated with JDS Yaeshio commissioned on the same day.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from August 18th to November 16th, 1979.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from January 18th to April 19th, 1984.

On July 6, 1992, she was reclassified as an auxiliary submarine, her hull number was number changed to ATSS-8004, and she became a ship under the direct control of the 1st Submarine Group.

She was decommissioned on 26 July 1995.^[3]

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