JDS Wakashio (SS-522)

JDS Wakashio
History
Japan
Name
  • Wakashio
  • (わかしお)
Ordered1959
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down7 June 1960
Launched28 August 1961
Commissioned17 August 1962
Decommissioned23 March 1979
IdentificationPennant number: SS-522
FateScrapped, October 1979
General characteristics
Class & typeHayashio-class submarine
Displacement
  • 750 long tons (762 t) (surfaced)
  • 800 long tons (813 t) (submerged)
Length59 m (193 ft 7 in)
Beam6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draft4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Depth6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) submerged
Complement40
Armament3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

JDS Wakashio (SS-522) was the second Hayashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962.