JDS Wakashio (SS-522)
.jpg) JDS Wakashio
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Ordered | 1959 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe |
| Laid down | 7 June 1960 |
| Launched | 28 August 1961 |
| Commissioned | 17 August 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 23 March 1979 |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-522 |
| Fate | Scrapped, October 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hayashio-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 59 m (193 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 40 |
| Armament | 3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
JDS Wakashio (SS-522) was the second Hayashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962.
Construction and career
[edit]Hayashio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 6 June 1960 and launched on 31 July 1961. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962, into the 1st Submarine Corps of the Kure District Force.[1][2]
On 31 March 1963, the 1st Submarine was reorganized under the Self-Defense Fleet.
From 2 June to 19 August 1964, she participated in Hawaii dispatch training with Hayashio.
On 1 February 1965, the 1st Submarine was reorganized into the 1st Submarine Group, which was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet.
She was decommissioned on 23 March 1979 and dismantled at Kyowa Metal in October 1979.[3]
Citations
[edit]- ^ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
- ^ World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
- ^ Maritime Self-Defense Force News, Ships of the World, June 1971, No. 166. Gaijinsha. June 1971. p. 81.