JS Kuroshio (SS-596)

JS Kuroshio (SS-596) is the seventh boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 8 March 2004.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese submarine Kuroshio.

JS Kuroshio
History
Japan
Name
  • Kuroshio
  • (くろしお)
NamesakeKuroshio
Ordered1999
BuilderKawasaki, Kobe
Cost¥52.19 million
Laid down27 March 2000
Launched23 October 2002
Commissioned8 March 2004
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: SS-596
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeOyashio-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,750 tonnes (surfaced)
  • 4,000 tonnes (submerged)
Length81.7 m (268 ft 1 in)
Beam8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 Kawasaki 12V25S diesel engines
  • 2 Kawasaki alternators
  • 2 Toshiba motors
  • 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) surfaced
  • 7,750 hp (5,780 kW) submerged
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged)
Complement70 (10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sonar: Hughes/Oki ZQQ-6 hull-mounted sonar, flank arrays, 1 towed array
  • Radar: JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar.
Armament
  • 6 × HU-605 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 20 reloads for:
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.