Oyashio class submarine
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The Oyashio is a class of Japan
Japan
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ese diesel-electric submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

 operated by the JMSDF
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
The , or JMSDF, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....

. The submarines entered service in the late 1990s. The submarines are larger than the earlier Harushio class submarine
Harushio class submarine
The Harushio is a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF. The design is an evolution from the Yūshio class being slightly larger and with better noise reduction...

s, to provide space for a flank sonar
Sonar
Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels...

 array.

Boats

There are a total of 11 boats in the class - the last boat was commissioned in 2008. Oyashio, Michishio, and Kuroshio are all named after WWII destroyers, none of which survived the war. Takashio was originally named for a third set of Yugumo class destroyers, of which were never built.
Project no. Building no. Pennant no. Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Shipyard
S130 8105 SS-590 26 January 1994 15 October 1996 16 March 1998 Kawasaki, Kobe
8106 SS-591 16 February 1995 18 September 1997 10 March 1999 Mitsubishi, Kobe
8107 SS-592 6 March 1996 26 November 1998 9 March 2000 Kawasaki, Kobe
8108 SS-593 26 March 1997 22 September 1999 29 March 2001 Mitsubishi, Kobe
8109 SS-594 9 March 1998 27 November 2000 14 March 2002 Kawasaki, Kobe
8110 SS-595 2 April 1999 4 October 2001 3 March 2003 Mitsubishi, Kobe
8111 SS-596 27 March 2000 23 October 2002 8 March 2004 Kawasaki, Kobe
8112 SS-597 30 January 2001 1 October 2003 9 March 2005 Mitsubishi, Kobe
8113 SS-598 15 January 2002 4 November 2004 9 March 2006 Kawasaki, Kobe
8114 SS-599 23 January 2003 5 October 2005 28 February 2007 Mitsubishi, Kobe
8115 SS-600 23 February 2004 6 November 2006 6 March 2008 Kawasaki, Kobe

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