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JDS Wakashio (SS-522)

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JDS Wakashio
History
Japan
Name
  • Wakashio
  • (わかしお)
Ordered1959
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down7 June 1960
Launched28 August 1961
Commissioned17 August 1962
Decommissioned23 March 1979
IdentificationPennant number: SS-522
FateScrapped, October 1979
General characteristics
Class and typeHayashio-class submarine
Displacement
  • 750 long tons (762 t) (surfaced)
  • 800 long tons (813 t) (submerged)
Length59 m (193 ft 7 in)
Beam6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draft4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Depth6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) submerged
Complement40
Armament3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

JDS Wakashio (SS-522) was the second Hayashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962.

Construction and career

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Hayashio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 6 June 1960 and launched on 31 July 1961. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962, into the 1st Submarine Corps of the Kure District Force.[1][2]

On 31 March 1963, the 1st Submarine was reorganized under the Self-Defense Fleet.

From 2 June to 19 August 1964, she participated in Hawaii dispatch training with Hayashio.

On 1 February 1965, the 1st Submarine was reorganized into the 1st Submarine Group, which was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet.

She was decommissioned on 23 March 1979 and dismantled at Kyowa Metal in October 1979.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
  2. ^ World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
  3. ^ Maritime Self-Defense Force News, Ships of the World, June 1971, No. 166. Gaijinsha. June 1971. p. 81.