On 27 August 2018, she left Kure and entered the South China Sea through the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines. After that, she joined three ships including the escort ship JS Kaga of the Indo-Pacific dispatch training unit, and conducted anti-submarine warfare training in the South China Sea on 13 September.[4][5] After that, from 17–21 September, the vessel called at the Port of Cam Ranh, Vietnam and carried out a goodwill visit to the Vietnam Navy submarine unit.[6]
References
^Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
^World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
^World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
^"対潜戦訓練の実施について" [Anti-submarine warfare training] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^"Control China, submarine training in the South China Sea, Maritime Self-Defense Force announced". Yomiuri Shimbun. 18 September 2018.[dead link]
^"ベトナム海軍への親善訪問について" [Goodwill visit to the Vietnamese Navy] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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