JDS ''Makishio'' (SS-567) was the second boat of the s. She was
commissioned on 2 February 1972.
Construction and career
''Makishio'' was
laid down
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at
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Kobe
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Shipyard on 21 June 1969 and
launched on 27 January 1971. She was
commissioned on 2 February 1972, into the 1st Submarine Group together on the same day with .
On 16 October 1973, the 4th Submarine was reorganized into the 2nd Submarine Group, which was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet.
''Makishio'' participated in dispatch training near
Hawaii
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from 22 September to 14 December 1977, and again from 12 September to 12 December 1980.
She was
decommissioned on 11 March 1988 and dismantled by Hisaya Sangyo in
Kitakyushu City
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in April 1994.
References
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1971 ships
Uzushio-class submarines
Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries