JDS Kuroshio (SS-570)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Kuroshio (くろしお) |
| Namesake | Kuroshio |
| Ordered | 1971 |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Laid down | 5 July 1972 |
| Launched | 22 February 1974 |
| Commissioned | 27 November 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 1 March 1994 |
| Reclassified | ATSS-8003 |
| Homeport | Kure |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-570 |
| Fate | Sunk as target |
| 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 |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 knots |
| Complement | 80 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | ZLA-5 ESM |
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JDS Kuroshio (SS-570) was the fifth boat of the Uzushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 27 November 1974.[1][2]
Construction and career
[edit]Kuroshio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 5 July 1972 and launched on 22 February 1974. She was commissioned on 27 November 1974, into the 2nd Submarine Group.
Participated in Hawaii dispatch training from July 12 to October 6, 1978 .
Participated in Hawaii dispatch training from September 23 to December 23, 1982 .
21 March 1989, the 1st Diving Corps group is incorporated into the 5th Diving Corps and transferred to Kure.
On 20 March 1991, she was reclassified to a special service submarine, the ship registration number was changed to ATSS-8003, and she became a ship under the direct control of the 1st Submarine Group.
She was decommissioned on 1 March 1994.[3]