JDS ''Yaeshio'' (SS-572) was the seventh boat of the s. She was commissioned on 7 March 1978.

Construction and career

''Yaeshio'' was

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Shipyard on 14 April 1975 and launched on 19 May 1977. She was commissioned on 7 March 1978, into the 1st Submarine Group. She participated in

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dispatch training from January 19 to April 22, 1982. On 14 August 1994, she was reclassified as auxiliary submarine ATSS-8005, becoming a ship under the direct control of the 1st Submarine Group. She was decommissioned on 1 August 1996.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yaeshio (SS-572) 1977 ships Uzushio-class submarines Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries