JDS ''Takashio'' (SS-571) was the sixth boat of the s. She was commissioned on 30 January 1976.

Construction and career

''Takashio'' was

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Shipyard on 6 July 1973 and launched on 30 June 1975. She was commissioned on 30 January 1976, into the 1st Submarine Group. On March 7, 1978, the 6th Submarine was newly formed under the 1st Submarine Group, and was incorporated with commissioned on the same day. She participated in

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dispatch training from August 18 to November 16, 1979, and again from January 18 to April 19, 1984. On July 6, 1992, she was reclassified as an auxiliary submarine, her hull number was number changed to ATSS-8004, and she became a ship under the direct control of the 1st Submarine Group. She was decommissioned on 26 July 1995.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Takashio (SS-571) 1975 ships Uzushio-class submarines Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries