Natsushio-class submarine
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Natsushio class |
| Builders | |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Preceded by | Hayashio class |
| Succeeded by | Ōshio class |
| Built | 1961–1963 |
| In commission | 1963–1978 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal attack submarine |
| Displacement | 690 long tons (701 t) surfaced |
| Length | 61 m (200 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
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| Complement | 43 |
| Armament | 3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
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The Natsushio-class submarines were a pair of submarines constructed and operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during the Cold War. They were a development of the Hayashio-class submarines and are sometimes considered the same class. They were small and limited in capability but were thought to be a successful class. They entered service in 1963–1964 and were deleted in 1978.