The ''Harushio'' class is a diesel-electric
submarine class operated by the
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
, 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) ...
(JMSDF). The design is an evolution from the being slightly larger and with better noise reduction. ''Asashio'', has been modified to test
air-independent propulsion
Air-independent propulsion (AIP), or air-independent power, is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen (by surfacing or using a snorkel). AIP can augment or replace the ...
(AIP), and the remaining vessels were decommissioned and replaced by the
''Oyashio''-class.
''Natsushio'', ''Hayashio'', ''Arashio'' and ''Asashio'' are all
named after World War II
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destroyers.
Vessels
See also
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Hai Lung-class submarine
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Walrus-class submarine
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Dolphin-class submarine
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Type 039 submarine
The Type 039 submarine (NATO reporting name: Song-class) is a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy. The class is the first diesel-electric submarine to be fully developed within China and also the first Chines ...
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Upholder/Victoria-class submarine
The ''Upholder''/''Victoria''-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400 (due to their displacement of 2,400 tonnes), are the class of the diesel-electric submarines built in the United Kingdom in the 1980s to supplement the nuclear subm ...
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Collins-class submarine
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Lada-class submarine
Lada class, Russian designation Project 677 ''Lada'' (russian: Лада, meaning " Lada", NATO reporting name St. Petersburg) is the new advanced class of diesel-electric attack submarine designed by the Russian Rubin Design Bureau. A program ...
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S-80-class submarine
The S-80 Plus class (or ''Isaac Peral'' class) is a Spanish class of four submarines—late-1990s design, initial production order in 2003, redesign/rebuild mid-2010s, and currently in production—being built by the state-owned Spanish company ...
References
* ''Jane's Fighting Ships 2005–2006''
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Submarine classes
Harushio class
Auxiliary training ship classes