JDS ''Yukishio'' (SS-581) was a . She was commissioned on 11 March 1988.

Construction and career

''Yukishio'' was

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Shipyard on 11 April 1985 and launched on 23 January 1987. She was commissioned on 11 March 1988, into the 2nd Submarine Group in

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. She participated in

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dispatch training from 21 September – 19 December 1989. On 9 March 2006, she was reclassified as a training submarine, her hull number changed to TSS-3605, she was transferred to the 1st training submarine under the direct control of the submarine fleet, and her fixed port was transferred to

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. In January 2006, she left Yokosuka for Dokai Bay, where the dismantling site is located.

Gallery

File:JS Yukishio (TSS-3605) demonstrates a surfacing maneuver, -29 Oct 2006 b.jpg, JDS Yukishio on 29 October 2006

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yukishio (SS-581) 1987 ships Yūshio-class submarines Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries