en JDS Yaeshio (SS-572)

History
Japan
Name	Yaeshio; (やえしお);
Ordered	1973
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Laid down	14 April 1975
Launched	19 May 1977
Commissioned	7 March 1978
Decommissioned	1 August 1996
Reclassified	ATSS-8005
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: SS-572
Fate	Scrapped
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	75
Sensors and ; processing systems	ZPS-4 surface search radar; ZQQ-3 passive sonar; SQS-36J 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 Yaeshio (SS-572) was the seventh boat of the Uzushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 7 March 1978.^[1]^[2]

Construction and career

Yaeshio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 14 April 1975 and launched on 19 May 1977. She was commissioned on 7 March 1978, into the 1st Submarine Group.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from January 19 to April 22, 1982.

On 14 August 1994, she was reclassified as auxiliary submarine ATSS-8005, becoming a ship under the direct control of the 1st Submarine Group.

She was decommissioned on 1 August 1996.^[3]