JS Mochishio

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese submarine Mochishio.

JS Mochisio (SS-600) is the eleventh boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008.^[1]

JS Mochishio at Pearl Harbor on 29 September 2009
History
Japan
Name	Mochishio (もちしお)
Ordered	2003
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Cost	¥52.19 million
Laid down	23 February 2004
Launched	6 November 2006
Commissioned	6 March 2008
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: SS-600
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Oyashio-class submarine
Displacement	2,750 tonnes (surfaced) 4,000 tonnes (submerged)
Length	81.7 m (268 ft 1 in)
Beam	8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draught	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric 2 Kawasaki 12V25S diesel engines 2 Kawasaki alternators 2 Toshiba motors 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) surfaced 7,750 hp (5,780 kW) submerged
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged)
Complement	70 (10 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	Sonar: Hughes/Oki ZQQ-6 hull-mounted sonar, flank arrays, 1 towed array Radar: JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar.
Armament	6 × HU-605 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 20 reloads for: Type 89 torpedoes UGM-84 Harpoon missiles

Construction and career

Mochisio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 23 February 2004 and launched on 6 November 2006. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008 and deployed to Kure.^[2][3]

The vessel departed Wu on 31 May 2010 to participate in RIMPAC 2010 and arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 21 June. She trained in the waters around Hawaii until 1 August, and returned to Kure around 27 August of the same year.^[4][5]

On 12 October 2011, she set sail for Hawaii via Guam for US dispatch training. The training was conducted from late October to mid-December, and returned to the port on 21 January 2012.^[6]

Gallery

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  JS Mochisio entering Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
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  JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
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  JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
• JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
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  JS Mochisio underway during RIMPAC 2010 on 24 July 2010.
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  JS Mochisio leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010.
• JS Mochisio leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010.