JDS Oyashio

JDS Oyashio
History
Japan
Name
  • Oyashio
  • (おやしお)
NamesakeOyashio (1938)
Ordered1956
BuilderKawasaki, Kobe
Laid down25 December 1957
Launched25 May 1959
Commissioned30 June 1960
Decommissioned30 September 1976
HomeportKure
FateScrapped, March 1977
Class overview
Preceded byKuroshio class
Succeeded byHayashio class
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 1,139 long tons (1,157 t) surfaced
  • 1,420 long tons (1,443 t) submerged
Length78.8 m (258 ft 6 in)
Beam7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draught4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 × Kawasaki V8V22/30MATL diesel-electric, 2,700 bhp (2,013 kW) surfaced, 5,960 shp (4,444 kW) submerged
Speed
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
Range10,000 nmi (19,000 km)
Complement65
Armament4× 533 mm (21 in) Bow torpedo tubes

JDS Oyashio (SS-511) was a submarine of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, named after the Oyashio Current, a cold current that comes down through the Bering Strait.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.