JS Isoshio

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese submarine Isoshio.

JS Isoshio
History
Japan
Name
  • Isoshio
  • (いそしお)
Ordered1997
BuilderKawasaki, Kobe
Cost¥52.19 million
Laid down9 March 1998
Launched27 November 2000
Commissioned14 March 2002
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: SS-594
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeOyashio-class submarine
Displacement
Length81.7 m (268 ft 1 in)
Beam8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 Kawasaki 12V25S diesel engines
  • 2 Kawasaki alternators
  • 2 Toshiba motors
  • 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) surfaced
  • 7,750 hp (5,780 kW) submerged
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged)
Complement70 (10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sonar: Hughes/Oki ZQQ-6 hull-mounted sonar, flank arrays, 1 towed array
  • Radar: JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar.
Armament

JS Isoshio (SS-594) is the fifth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 14 March 2002.[1]

Construction and career

Isoshio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 9 March 1998 and launched on 27 November 2000. She was commissioned on 14 March 2002 and deployed to Kure.[2][3]

On 30 July 2003, she left Kure for RIMPAC 2003 in the United States and returned to Kure in late October.

  • JS Isoshio underway.
    JS Isoshio underway.
  • JS Isoshio underway.
    JS Isoshio underway.
  • JS Isoshio underway.
    JS Isoshio underway.
  • JS Isoshio on 11 December 2016.
    JS Isoshio on 11 December 2016.

Citations

  1. ^ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
  2. ^ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
  3. ^ World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.

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