JS Narushio

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

Oyashio-class submarines

JS Narushio

History
Japan
Name|

* Narushio
* (なるしお)

Ordered| 1998
Builder| Mitsubishi, Kobe
Cost| ¥52.19 million
Laid down| 2 April 1999
Launched| 4 October 2001
Commissioned| 3 March 2003
Homeport| Yokosuka
Identification| Pennant number: SS-595
Status| Active
General characteristics
Class and type| Oyashio-class submarine
Displacement|

* 2,750 tonnes (surfaced)
* 4,000 tonnes (submerged)

Length| 81.7 m (268 ft 1 in)
Beam| 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught| 7.4 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)

Complement| 70 (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|

* 6 × HU-605 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 20 reloads for:
* Type 89 torpedoes
* UGM-84 Harpoon missiles

JS Narushio (SS-595) is the sixth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003.[1]

## Construction and career

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Narushio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 2 April 1999 and launched on 4 October 2001. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003 and deployed to Yokosuka.[2][3]

The vessel participated in the major naval exercises RIMPAC 2004 and RIMPAC 2008.

## Gallery

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* JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.

* JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.

* JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.

* JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008.

* JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008.

* JS Narushio at Hanshin on 4 June 2017.

## Citations

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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.

## External links

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Media related to JS Narushio (SS-595) at Wikimedia Commons

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Oyashio-class submarines

* Oyashio
* Michishio
* Uzushio
* Makishio
* Isoshio
* Narushio
* Kuroshio
* Takashio
* Yaeshio
* Setoshio
* Mochishio

* Preceded by: Harushio class
* Followed by: Sōryū class

Submarines of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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