JS ''Natsushio'' (SS-584) was the second ship of the s of

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Development and design

This type is a teardrop type ship type, a so-called SSS (Single Screw Submarine) type with a single-axis propulsion system, and the structural style is a complete double-shell structure, following the method since the (42SS) in the basic design concept . Meanwhile, the type, dual vibration-damping support of the anti-vibration support or main engine of the main motor, the auxiliary equipment and pipe systems, static power supply, and rectification of the hole opening on the bottom of the ship. Through these efforts, it was decided that the masker sound insulation device was unnecessary, and in the latter model of this model, it was so quiet that it would not be detected even if

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was continued until the

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was visible.

Construction and career

''Natsushio'' was

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Kobe Shipyard on 8 April 1988 as the 1987 plan 2400-ton submarine No. 8099 and it was launched on 20 March 1990. She was commissioned on 20 March 1991 and homeported in

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. She belonged to the 5th Submarine of the 1st Submarine Group. She participated in the RIMPAC 1996. On 3 August 1997, ''Natsushio'' sank the

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north of

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. On 8 May 2000, she and left Kure to participate in RIMPAC 2000 which took place from 30 May until 6 July. She took part in RIMPAC 2002. ''Natsushio'' was decommissioned on 26 March 2010. She had participated in ten Maritime Self-Defense Force exercises and eight simulated combat trainings between submarines. She was scrapped in

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in 2011.

Gallery

File:US Navy 030228-N-3612M-001 A busy day for the White Beach Port Facility in Okinawa, Japan.jpg, USS Essex, JS Shimakaze, JS Myōkō, JS Hamagiri and JS ''Natsushio'' at White Beach Port,

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on 28 February 2003 File:US Navy 030228-N-3612M-006 A busy day for the White Beach Port Facility in Okinawa, Japan.jpg File:USS-Essex(LHD2) Shimakaze(DDG172) Myoko(DDG175) Hamagiri(DD155) Natsushio(SS584) DN-SD-05-00196crop.jpg File:US Navy 030228-N-3612M-003 he amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), and the Japanese Maritime Defense Force (JMSDF) ships Shimakaze (DDG 172), Myoukou (DDG 175), Hamagiri (DD 155) and Natusio (SS 584) are pier-side Okinawa.jpg

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