JS Wakashio

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

JS Wakashio
History
Japan
Name
  • Wakashio
  • (わかしお)
Ordered1990
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down12 December 1990
Launched22 January 1993
Commissioned1 March 1994
Decommissioned5 March 2013
HomeportKure
IdentificationPennant number: SS-587
FateScrapped, 27 August 2015
General characteristics
Class and typeHarushio-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surface: 2,450 tonnes
  • Submerged: 3,200 tonnes
Length77.0 m (252 ft 7 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • Surfaced: 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement75
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5B Sonar
  • ZQR 1 towed array
  • JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar
Armament

JS Wakashio (SS-587) was the fifth ship of theHarushio-class submarine of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.