JDS Natsushio (SS-523)

	JDS Natsushio
History
Japan
Name	Natsushio; (なつしお);
Namesake	Natsushio (1939)
Ordered	1960
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe
Laid down	5 December 1961
Launched	18 September 1962
Commissioned	29 June 1963
Decommissioned	20 March 1978
Identification	Pennant number: SS-523
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Natsushio-class submarine
Displacement	790 long tons (803 t) surfaced
Length	61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Beam	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draft	4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Depth	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 2 shafts; 900 bhp (670 kW) (surfaced); 2,300 shp (1,700 kW) (submerged);
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced; 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged;
Complement	40
Armament	3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

Name

Ordered1960

JDS Natsushio (SS-523) was the lead boat of the Natsushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 29 June 1963.

v t e Natsushio-class submarines
Natsushio Fuyushio
Preceded by: Hayashio class Followed by: Ōshio
Submarines of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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History

JDS Natsushio




Japan
Name	Natsushio (なつしお)
Namesake	Natsushio (1939)
Ordered	1960
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe
Laid down	5 December 1961
Launched	18 September 1962
Commissioned	29 June 1963
Decommissioned	20 March 1978
Identification	Pennant number: SS-523
Fate	Scrapped


General characteristics
Class & type	Natsushio-class submarine
Displacement	790 long tons (803 t) surfaced
Length	61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Beam	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draft	4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Depth	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 2 shafts 900 bhp (670 kW) (surfaced) 2,300 shp (1,700 kW) (submerged)
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Complement	40
Armament	3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes