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JDS Sachishio

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History
Japan
Name
  • Sachishio
  • (さちしお)
Ordered1985
BuilderKawasaki, Kobe
Laid down11 April 1986
Launched17 February 1988
Commissioned24 March 1989
Decommissioned14 April 2006
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationPennant number: SS-582
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeYūshio-class submarine
Displacement
Length76.0 m (249.3 ft)
Beam9.9 m (32.5 ft)
Draught7.4 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1-shaft diesel-electric
  • 3,400 shp (2,500 kW) (surfaced)
  • 7,200 shp (5,400 kW) (submerged)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged)
Complement
  • 10 officers
  • 65–70 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

JDS Sachishio (SS-582) was a Yūshio-class submarine. She was commissioned on 24 March 1989.[1][2]

Construction and career

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Sachishio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 11 April 1986 and launched on 17 February 1988. She was commissioned on 24 March 1989, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka.

Participated in Hawaii dispatch training from August 8 to November 28, 1990.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from January 18 to April 20, 1993.

On 4 March 2003, she was transferred as the 6th submarine (Yokosuka) of the 2nd Submarine Group.

In December 2007, she was dismantled at Etajima.

Citations

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  1. ^ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). 海上自衛隊全艦船 1952-2002. Japan: 並木書房.
  2. ^ 世界の艦船 増刊第665集 海上自衛隊潜水艦史. Japan: 海人社. 2006.