.jpg) JDS Oyashio
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Oyashio (1938) |
| Ordered | 1956 |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Laid down | 25 December 1957 |
| Launched | 25 May 1959 |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1960 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 1976 |
| Homeport | Kure |
| Fate | Scrapped, March 1977 |
| Class overview | |
| Preceded by | Kuroshio class |
| Succeeded by | Hayashio class |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 78.8 m (258 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Kawasaki V8V22/30MATL diesel-electric, 2,700 bhp (2,013 kW) surfaced, 5,960 shp (4,444 kW) submerged |
| Speed | |
| Range | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) |
| Complement | 65 |
| Armament | 4× 533 mm (21 in) Bow torpedo tubes |
JDS Oyashio (SS-511) was a submarine of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, named after the Oyashio Current, a cold current that comes down through the Bering Strait.