JDS Kuroshio (SS-570)

History
Japan
Name	Kuroshio ; (くろしお);
Namesake	Kuroshio
Ordered	1971
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Laid down	5 July 1972
Launched	22 February 1974
Commissioned	27 November 1974
Decommissioned	1 March 1994
Reclassified	ATSS-8003
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: SS-570
Fate	Sunk as target
General characteristics
Class and type	Uzushio-class submarine
Displacement	1,850 tonne (1,821 ton) standard, 3,600 tonne (3,543 ton) submerged
Length	72.0 m (236.2 ft)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught	7.5 m (25 ft)
Depth	10.1 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;
Range	5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 knots
Complement	80
Sensors and ; 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 theUzushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 27 November 1974.

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