JS Narushio

{{Other ships|Japanese submarine Narushio}}

{{short description|Oyashio-class submarines}}

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| Ship country= Japan

| Ship flag= {{Shipboxflag|Japan|naval}}

| Ship name= *Narushio

  • (なるしお)

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| Ship ordered=1998

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| Ship builder=Mitsubishi, Kobe

| Ship original cost=¥52.19 million

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| Ship laid down= 2 April 1999

| Ship launched= 4 October 2001

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| Ship commissioned= 3 March 2003

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| Ship homeport= *Yokosuka

| Ship identification=*Pennant number: SS-595

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| Ship status= Active

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|Ship class={{sclass|Oyashio|submarine}}

|Ship displacement=*2,750 tonnes (surfaced)

  • 4,000 tonnes (submerged)

|Ship length={{convert|81.7|m|ftin|lk=on|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|8.9|m|ftin|lk=on|abbr=on}}

|Ship draught={{convert|7.4|m|ftin|lk=on|abbr=on}}

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|Ship propulsion=*Diesel-electric

  • 2 Kawasaki 12V25S diesel engines
  • 2 Kawasaki alternators
  • 2 Toshiba motors
  • {{convert|3400|hp|abbr=on|lk=in}} surfaced
  • {{convert|7750|hp|abbr=on}} submerged

|Ship speed=*{{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} (surfaced)

  • {{convert|20|kn}} (submerged)

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|Ship complement=70 (10 officers)

|Ship sensors=*Sonar: Hughes/Oki ZQQ-6 hull-mounted sonar, flank arrays, 1 towed array

  • Radar: JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar.

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|Ship armament=*6 × HU-605 {{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes with 20 reloads for:

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JS Narushio (SS-595) is the sixth boat of the {{sclass|Oyashio|submarine}}s. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003.{{Cite book|last=Takao|first=Ishibashi|title=All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002|publisher=Namiki Shobo|year=2002|isbn=|location=|pages=}}

Construction and career

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.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History|publisher=Gaijinsha|year=2004|isbn=|location=|pages=}}{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines|publisher=Gaijinsha|year=2006|isbn=|location=|pages=}}

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

Gallery

File:Narushio (SS 595).jpg|JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.

File:JS Narushio (SS-595) at Pearl Harbor, -22 Jun. 2004 a.jpg|JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.

File:US Navy 080626-N-6674H-041 The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force submarine JS Narushio (SS 595) arrives at Naval Station Pearl Harbor for Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC) 2008.jpg|JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 22 June 2004.

File:US Navy 080626-N-6674H-022 The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force submarine JS Narushio (SS 595) arrives at Naval Station Pearl Harbor for Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC) 2008.jpg|JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008.

File:JMSDF submarine Narushio.jpg|JS Narushio at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008.

File:Narushio (SS-595) geopend voor publiek in de marinebasis Hanshin, -4 juni 2017 a.jpg|JS Narushio at Hanshin on 4 June 2017.

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