JS Narushio
JS Narushio
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Ordered | 1998 |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe |
Cost | ¥52.19 million |
Laid down | 2 April 1999 |
Launched | 4 October 2001 |
Commissioned | 3 March 2003 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
Identification | Pennant number: SS-595 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oyashio-class submarine |
Displacement | |
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 |
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Speed |
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Complement | 70 (10 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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JS Narushio (SS-595) is the sixth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003.[1]
Construction and career[]
Narushio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 2 April 1999 and launched on 4 October 2001. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003 and deployed to Yokosuka.[2][3]
The vessel participated in the major naval exercises RIMPAC 2004 and RIMPAC 2008.
Gallery[]
JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.
JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.
JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.
JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008.
JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008.
JS Narushio at on 4 June 2017.
Citations[]
- ^ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
- ^ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
- ^ World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
External links[]
Media related to JS Narushio (SS-595) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 2001 ships
- Oyashio-class submarines
- Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries