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{{short description|Yūshio-class submarine}}
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| Ship country = Japan
| Ship flag = {{Shipboxflag|Japan|naval}}
| Ship name = *''Okishio''
*(おきしお)
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| Ship ordered = 1979
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| Ship builder = [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]], [[Kobe]]
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| Ship laid down = 17 April 1980
| Ship launched = 5 March 1982
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| Ship commissioned = 1 March 1983
| Ship decommissioned = 4 March 2003
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| Ship reclassified = TSS-3603
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| Ship homeport = [[Kure]]
| Ship identification = *[[Pennant number]]: SS-576
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| Ship fate = Scrapped
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|Ship class = {{sclass|Yūshio|submarine}}
|Ship displacement=* 2,300&nbsp;[[tonne]]s (surfaced)
* 2,900&nbsp;[[tonne]]s (submerged)
|Ship length={{convert|76.0|m|ft|abbr=on|1}}
|Ship beam={{convert|9.9|m|ft|abbr=on|1}}
|Ship draught={{convert|7.4|m|ft|abbr=on|1}}
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|Ship propulsion=*1-shaft diesel-electric
*{{convert|3,400|SHP|abbr=on}} (surfaced)
*{{convert|7,200|SHP|abbr=on}} (submerged)
|Ship speed=*{{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} (surfaced)
*{{convert|20|kn}} (submerged)
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|Ship complement=* 10 officers
* 65–70 enlisted
|Ship sensors=*[[Sonar]]
* Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5 hull mounted sonar
* ZQR 1 [[Towed array sonar|towed array]]
*[[Radar]]
* JRC ZPS 5/6 I-band search radar.
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|Ship armament=*6 × {{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes with reloads for:
*1.) [[Type 89 torpedo]]
*2.) Type 80 ASW Torpedo
*3.) [[UGM-84 Harpoon]]
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'''JDS ''Okishio'' (SS-576)''' was a {{sclass|Yūshio|submarine}}. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 1 March 1983.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Takao|first=Ishibashi|title=海上自衛隊全艦船 1952-2002|publisher=並木書房|year=2002|location=Japan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=世界の艦船 増刊第665集 海上自衛隊潜水艦史|publisher=海人社|year=2006|location=Japan}}</ref>
==Construction and career==
''Okishio'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] at [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] [[Kobe]] Shipyard on 17 April 1980 and [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 5 March 1982. She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 1 March 1983, into the 2nd Submarine Group in [[Yokosuka]].
She later participated in [[Hawaii]] dispatch training from 9 September to 3 December 1985.
From 1 July to 30 November 1987, she undergone additional equipment work on the towed sonar (S-TASS). This will increase her standard displacement by about 100 tonnes.
She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from August 4 to November 5, 1988.
On 12 March 1997, she was transferred as the 1st submarine of the 1st Submarine Group, and her homeport was transferred to [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]].
On 29 March 2001, she was reclassified as a [[Training ship|training submarine]], her hull number changed to TSS-3603, and she was transferred to the Fleet Submarine 1st Training Submarine.
She was [[Decommissioned (ship)|decommissioned]] on 4 March 2003.<ref>{{Cite book|title=世界の艦船 増刊第66集 海上自衛隊全艦艇史|publisher=海人社|year=2004|location=Japan}}</ref>
==Citations==
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{{Yūshio class submarines}}
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[[Category:1982 ships]]
[[Category:Yūshio-class submarines]]
[[Category:Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]