Asashio class submarine

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The Asashio class submarine is a submarine class of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. This class is the successor of JDS Oshio.

[edit] Specifications

• Displacement:
  • 1,650 tons standard
  • 2,150 tons submerged
• Dimensions:
  • Length: 88 m
  • Beam: 8.2 m
  • Draft: 4.9 m
  • Depth: 7.5 m
• Maximum speed
  • 14 knots surfaced
  • 18 knots submerged
• Propulsion: 2 shaft diesel electric
• Armament
  • Torpedoes: 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (fore). 2 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (aft).
• Complement: 80.

[edit] Ships in the class

Name	Pennant number	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Stricken
Asashio	SS 562	October 15, 1964	November 27, 1965	October 13, 1966	March 30, 1983
Harushio	SS 563	October 12, 1965	February 25, 1967	December 1, 1967	March 30, 1984
Michishio	SS 564	July 26, 1966	December 5, 1967	August 29, 1968	March 27, 1985
Arashio	SS 565	July 5, 1967	October 24, 1968	July 25, 1969	March 27, 1986

Combatant ship classes of the JMSDF

DDH : Destroyer Helicopter	Haruna class | Shirane class | 13500t class
DDG : Guided Missile Destroyer	Amatsukaze | Tachikaze class | Hatakaze class | Kongō class | Atago class
DD : Destroyer	Asakaze (Gleaves) class | Ariake (Fletcher) class | Harukaze class | Akizuki class | Hatsuyuki class | Asagiri class | Murasame class | Takanami class | 5000t class
DDA : All Purpose Destroyer	Murasame class (1958) | Takatsuki class
DDK : Anti Submarine Destroyer	Ayanami class | Yamagumo class | Minegumo class
DE : Destroyer Escort	Asahi (Cannon) class | Ikazuchi class | Akebono | Wakaba | Isuzu class | Chikugo class | Ishikari | Yubari class | Abukuma class
PF : Patrol Frigate	Kusu (Tacoma) class
SS : Submarine	Kuroshio (1955) (Gato class) | Oyashio (SS-511) | Hayashio class | Natsushio class | Oshio | Asashio class | Uzushio class | Yushio class | Harushio class | Oyashio class | Sōryū class
List	List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force List of ships of the Japanese Navy