JDS ''Makishio'' (SS-567) was the second boat of the s. She was commissioned on 2 February 1972.

Construction and career

''Makishio'' was

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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

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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

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in April 1994.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makishio (SS-567) 1971 ships Uzushio-class submarines Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries