JDS Ōshio

JDS Ōshio
Class overview
Operators Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded byNatsushio class
Succeeded byAsashio class
History
Japan
Name
  • Ōshio
  • (おおしお)
Ordered1961
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down29 June 1963
Launched30 April 1964
Commissioned31 March 1965
Decommissioned20 August 1981
HomeportKure
FateScrapped, March 1982
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 1,600 long tons (1,626 t) surfaced
  • 2,200 long tons (2,235 t) submerged
Length88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draft4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Depth7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged
Complement83
Armament8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 × bow-tube, 2 × stern-tube)

JDS Ōshio (SS-561) was a submarine in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. Ōshio was planned and built to replace the aging JDS Kuroshio.

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