- Natsushio class submarine
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Class overview Name: Natsushio Builders: New Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Kawasaki Shipbuilding CorporationOperators: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by: Hayashio-class submarine Built: 1961–1963 In commission: 1963–1980 Planned: 2 Completed: 2 Retired: 2 General characteristics Type: (Hunter-killer) Submarine Displacement: 790 long tons (803 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) Depth: 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 shafts
900 BHP (surfaced)
2,300 SHP (submerged)Speed: 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submergedComplement: 40 Armament: 3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes The Natsushio-class submarines were significantly smaller than the next generation Japanese submarines, the Ōshio, and the Natsushio-class submarines were the development of the Hayashio-class submarines. Also, Natsushio-class is one of the (coast-defence) hunter-killer submarine (SSK) of JMSDF. However, the JMSDF did not welcome the small submarines. Therefore, their successor was not built.
Boats
Project no. Building no. Pennant no. Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Note S116 8703 SS-523 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Helicopter Destroyer (DDH) Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) Amatsukaze (DDG-163) · Tachikaze · Hatakaze · Kongō · Atago
Destroyer (DD) All Purpose Destroyer (DDA) Anti Submarine Destroyer (DDK) Destroyer Escort (DE) Asahi (DE-262) / Hatsuhi (DE-263) (Cannon) · Ikazuchi · Akebono · Wakaba (DE-261) · Isuzu · Chikugo · Ishikari (DE-226) · Yubari · Abukuma
Patrol Frigate (PF) Submarine (SS) Kuroshio (SS-501) · Oyashio (SS-511) · Hayashio · Natsushio · Ōshio (SS-561) · Asashio · Uzushio · Yūshio · Harushio · Oyashio · Sōryū
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