JS Yaeshio

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

JS Yaeshio (SS-598) is the ninth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 9 March 2006.^[1]

JS Yaeshio
History
Japan
Name	Yaeshio (やえしお)
Namesake	Yaeshio (1977)
Ordered	2001
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Cost	¥52.19 million
Laid down	15 January 2002
Launched	4 November 2004
Commissioned	9 March 2006
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: SS-598
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and 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 and 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

JS Yaeshio at Kobe on 11 July 2005.

Yaeshio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 15 January 2002 and launched on 4 November 2004. She was commissioned on 9 March 2006 and deployed to Yokohama.^[2][3]

The submarine participated in RIMPAC 2009 from 27 August to 8 December 2009.

On 14 January 2014, she left Yokosuka to participate in the RIMPAC 2014, stayed in the Hawaii and Guam areas to conduct various trainings, and returned to Yokosuka on 24 April.^[4]

Gallery

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  JS Yaeshio during JMSDF Fleet Review in 2006.
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  JS Yaeshio during JMSDF Fleet Review in 2006.