JDS Fuyushio (SS-524)
.jpg) JDS Fuyushio
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Ordered | 1960 |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Laid down | 6 December 1961 |
| Launched | 14 December 1962 |
| Commissioned | 17 September 1963 |
| Decommissioned | 10 June 1980 |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-524 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Natsushio-class submarine] |
| Displacement | 790 long tons (803 t) surfaced |
| Length | 61 m (200 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 40 |
| Armament | 3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
JDS Fuyushio (SS-524) was the second Natsushio-class submarine. She was commissioned on 17 September 1963.
Construction and career[edit]
Fuyushio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 6 December 1961 and launched on 14 December 1962. She was commissioned on 17 September 1963.[1][2]
On 1 February 1965, the 1st Submarine was reorganized into the 1st Submarine Group, which was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet. From 8 June to 23 August 1965, she deployed to Hawaii to participate dispatch training with JDS Natsushio.
On 23 March 1979, the 1st Submarine was abolished and became a ship under the direct control of the 1st Submarine Group.
The vessel was removed from the naval register on 10 June 1980.[3]
Citations[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maritime Self-Defense Force News, Ships of the World, June 1971, No. 166. Gaijinsha. June 1971. p. 81.
External links[edit]
Media related to JS Fuyushio (SS-524) at Wikimedia Commons