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Yūshio-class Submarine
The ''Yūshio'' class was a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) .... It was a second generation submarine, a development of the , incorporating a teardrop hull, with a resulting increase in underwater performance on the ''Uzushio'' class. Ten were built under the fourth defense plan in 1975 fiscal year. A training submarine, , was retired on March 7, 2008. All vessels were retired on the completion of the . Boats Gallery File:JMSDF-KureMuseum.jpg, ''Akishio'' at JMSDF Kure Museum File:JMSDF AKISHIO.JPG, ''Akishio'' at JMSDF Kure Museum File:JMSDF Kure Museum-JS Akishio SS-579.jpg, Passageway References * ''Jane's Fighting Ships 2005–2006'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Yushio Class Submarine Submarine c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Harbor
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port located in San Diego County, California near the U.S.–Mexico border. The bay, which is long and wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on California's of coastline, after San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay. The highly urbanized land adjacent to the bay includes the city of San Diego (eighth-largest in the United States) and four other cities: National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado. Considered to be one of the best natural harbors on the west coast of North America, it was colonized by Spain beginning in 1769. Later it served as base headquarters of major ships of the United States Navy in the Pacific until just before the United States entered World War II, when the newly organized United States Pacific Fleet primary base was transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. However, San Diego Bay remains as a home port of major assets, including several aircraft carriers, of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Yūshio (SS-573)
JDS ''Yūshio'' (SS-573) was the lead boat of the . She was commissioned on 7 March 1978. Construction and career ''Yūshio'' was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 14 April 1975 and launched on 19 May 1977. She was commissioned on 7 March 1978, into the 1st Submarine Group. On 5 March 1981, she was transferred to the 1st Submarine Group, which was newly commissioned under the 1st Submarine Group, along with JDS ''Mochishio'', who was commissioned on the same day. Around 2:00 am on 12 May 1984, while sailing with a periscope off the south coast of Cape Muroto is a headland at the southeastern tip of the Japanese island of Shikoku, in the city of Muroto, Kōchi Prefecture. Extending into the Pacific Ocean and situated in within Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park, the cape has been designated a ..., she came into contact with the bottom of the Indian-flagged ore carrier ''Satya Kairash'' (42,198 tons) sailing to Higashiharima Port in Hyogo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JMSDF Kure Museum
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Kure Museum () is a Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima. It is also known as the "Iron Whale Museum" () after its main exhibit, JMSDF's diesel-electric submarine '' Akishio'' ( decommissioned in 2004). The museum is to hold exhibits related to minesweeping and submarine operations. The JMSDF also has museums related to aircraft at Kanoya, Kagoshima and related to surface vessels at Sasebo, Nagasaki. Retrieved September 26, 2016 It displays a number of torpedoes. It is located next to the . Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Sachishio (SS-582)
JDS ''Sachishio'' (SS-582) was a . She was commissioned on 24 March 1989. Construction and career ''Sachishio'' was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 11 April 1986 and launched on 17 February 1988. She was commissioned on 24 March 1989, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka. Participated in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ... dispatch training from August 8 to November 28, 1990. She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from January 18 to April 20, 1993. On 4 March 2003, she was transferred as the 6th submarine ( Yokosuka) of the 2nd Submarine Group. In December 2007, she was dismantled at Etajima. Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Sachishio (SS-582) 1988 ships Yūshio-class submarines Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Yukishio (SS-581)
JDS ''Yukishio'' (SS-581) was a . She was commissioned on 11 March 1988. Construction and career ''Yukishio'' was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 11 April 1985 and launched on 23 January 1987. She was commissioned on 11 March 1988, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka. She participated in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ... dispatch training from September 21 to December 19, 1989. On 9 March 2006, she was reclassified as a training submarine, her hull number changed to TSS-3605, she was transferred to the 1st training submarine under the direct control of the submarine fleet, and her fixed port was transferred to Kure. In January 2006, she left Yokosuka for Dokai Bay, where the dismantling site is located. Gallery Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Takeshio (SS-580)
JDS ''Takeshio'' (SS-580) was a . She was commissioned on 5 March 1985. Construction and career ''Takeshio'' was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 3 April 1984 and launched on 9 February 1986. She was commissioned on 3 March 1987, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka. Since June 1988, she has participated in the Exercise RIMPAC '88 in 1988 and became the first Japanese submarine to launch the first Harpoon anti-ship missile underwater. She left Yokosuka on 9 May 1994 and participated in Exercise RIMPAC '94 with JDS Kurama JS ''Kurama'' (DDH-144) was the second ship of the in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Construction and career Kurama was laid down on 17 February 1978 and launched on 20 September 1979 by IHI Corporation Tokyo Sh ... in 1994. She was decommissioned on 9 March 2006. In January 2006, she left Yokosuka for Dokai Bay, where the dismantling site is located. Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Akishio
''Akishio'' (SS-579) is a retired Japanese diesel-electric . She was laid down in 1983, launched in 1985, commissioned in 1986, and served until 2004. She served as part of both the 1st and 5th Submarine Squadrons of the 1st Submarine Flotilla. She took part in numerous drills, including the Pacific Reach 2000 drills. She is now on display outside Kure Maritime Museum. Design and construction ''Akishio'' was long, had a beam wide, had a draught of and displaced while surfaced, and when submerged. She had a teardrop hull, and was powered by two Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel engines, which produced , a Fuji electric motor, which produced , and was propelled by one shaft, with a five-bladed propeller. She used her diesel engines while surfaced, and her electric motor when submerged. She had a top speed of while surfaced, and while submerged. She was armed with six torpedo tubes, and had a complement of 75: 10 officers and 65 enlisted men. She had a test depth of . She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Submarine Hamashio (SS-578)
JDS ''Hamashio'' (SS-578) was a . She was commissioned on 5 March 1985. Construction and career ''Hamashio'' was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 8 April 1982 and launched on 1 February 1984. She was commissioned on 5 March 1985, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka. On 27 March 1985, she was transferred as the 2nd submarine with JDS Nadashio on the same day. She participated in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ... dispatch training from 10 September to 11 December 1987. Around 8:30 am on 7 April 1994, a fire broke out from the switchboard in the engine room during charging work at the Yokosuka base, one person was burned, and several people inhaled gas. The fire was extinguished in about 10 minutes. On 9 March 2000, she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Nadashio
JDS ''Nadashio'' (SS-577) was a Japanese diesel-electric weighing 2,250 tons. It was launched on 27 January 1983 and decommissioned by the Maritime Self-Defense Force on 1 June 2001. Design and construction The ''Yūshio''-class was an enlarged derivative of the preceding , with improved electronics and capable of diving to greater depths. Ten ''Yūshio''s were built, to a regular programme of one being ordered each Fiscal Year. ''Nadashio'' was long, with a beam of and maximum draught of . Displacement was surfaced. Like the ''Uzushio''s, the class was of double-hull construction, with a streamlined teardrop hull. A electric motor drove a single propeller shaft, while two Kawasaki-MAN diesel engines could charge the ship's batteries and power the ship on the surface. Speed was submerged and on the surface. Six 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes were fitted amidships, while ''Nadashio'' was the first of her class to be able to launch Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles. She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Okishio (SS-576)
JDS ''Okishio'' (SS-576) was a . She was commissioned on 1 March 1983. Construction and career ''Okishio'' was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 17 April 1980 and launched on 5 March 1982. She was commissioned on 1 March 1983, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka. She later participated in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ... dispatch training from 9 September to 3 December 1985. From 1 July to 30 November 1987, she undergone additional equipment work on the towed sonar (S-TASS). This will increase her standard displacement by about 100 tonnes. She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from August 4 to November 5, 1988. On 12 March 1997, she was transferred as the 1st submarine of the 1st Submarine Group, and her homeport wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Setoshio (SS-575)
JDS ''Setoshio'' (SS-575) was a. She was commissioned on 17 March 1982. Construction and career ''Mochishio'' was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 17 April 1979 and launched on 10 February 1981. She was commissioned on 17 March 1982, into the 2nd Submarine Group. She joined as the 3rd submarine of the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka on 1 March 1983. From July 22 to July 23, 1988, she will participate in the Izu Oshima Offshore Exhibition Training with JDS Kurama. On 6 June 1989, while she was acting as an anti-submarine training target ship, she came in contact with the seabed of the Tsugaru Straits, damaging her bow. She was transferred to the 1st submarine of the 1st Submarine Group on 1 March 1994, and her fixed port was transferred to Kure is a port and major shipbuilding city situated on the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
