JDS Kuroshio (SS-570)
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| 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 & 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 |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 knots |
| Complement | 80 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | ZLA-5 ESM |
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JDS Kuroshio (SS-570) was the fifth boat of the Uzushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 27 November 1974.[1][2]