JS Mochishio
.jpg) JS Mochishio at Pearl Harbor on 29 September 2009 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Mochi (餅) & Shio (塩)(salt/seawater) |
| Ordered | 2003 |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Cost | ¥52.19 million |
| Laid down | 23 February 2004 |
| Launched | 6 November 2006 |
| Commissioned | 6 March 2008 |
| Home port | Kure |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-600 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oyashio-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| 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 |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 70 (10 officers) |
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JS Mochisio (SS-600) is the eleventh boat of the Oyashio-class submarines built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008 and is the second Japanese submarine named Mochishio.[1] In service for 18 years as of 2026, Mochishio is the newest of the Oyashio-class boats, and the last one built for the JMSDF.
Construction and career
[edit]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.
JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.- JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
JS Mochisio underway during RIMPAC 2010 on 24 July 2010.
JS Mochisio leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010.- JS Mochisio leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010.
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Citations
[edit]- ↑ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
- ↑ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
- ↑ World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
- ↑ "朝雲ニュース". 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "朝雲ニュース". 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "平成２３年度米国派遣訓練（潜水艦）について" (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Defense. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
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Media related to JS Mochishio (SS-600) at Wikimedia Commons