JDS Asashio (SS-562)

	JDS Asashio
History
Japan
Name	Asashio ; (あさしお);
Namesake	Asashio (1936)
Ordered	1963
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Laid down	15 October 1964
Launched	27 November 1965
Commissioned	13 October 1966
Decommissioned	30 March 1983
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: SS-562
Fate	Scrapped, July 1984
General characteristics
Class and type	Asashio-class submarine
Displacement	1,650 long tons (1,676 t) surfaced; 2,250 long tons (2,286 t) submerged;
Length	88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam	8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draft	4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Depth	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 2 shafts; 2,900 bhp (2,200 kW) (surfaced); 6,300 shp (4,700 kW) (submerged);
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced; 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged;
Complement	80
Armament	8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 × bow-tube, 2 × stern-tube)

JDS Asashio (SS-562) was the lead boat of theAsashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 13 October 1966.

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