JDS Kuroshio (SS-570)

History
Japan
NameKuroshio (くろしお)
NamesakeKuroshio
Ordered1971
BuilderKawasaki, Kobe
Laid down5 July 1972
Launched22 February 1974
Commissioned27 November 1974
Decommissioned1 March 1994
ReclassifiedATSS-8003
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: SS-570
FateSunk as target
General characteristics
Class & typeUzushio-class submarine
Displacement1,850 tonne (1,821 ton) standard, 3,600 tonne (3,543 ton) submerged
Length72.0 m (236.2 ft)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught7.5 m (25 ft)
Depth10.1 m (33 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1-shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 × Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel
  • 3,400 bhp (2,500 kW) (surfaced)
  • 7,200 shp (5,400 kW) (submerged)
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged
Range5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 knots
Complement80
Sensors &
processing systems
  • ZPS-4 surface search radar
  • ZQQ-2 passive sonar
  • SQS-4 active sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		ZLA-5 ESM
Armament
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) Bow torpedo tubes
  • 12 × type 72 torpedo
  • 6–8 × Mk 37 torpedo

JDS Kuroshio (SS-570) was the fifth boat of the Uzushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 27 November 1974.

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