Uzushio-class submarine

	Uzushio (SS-566)
Class overview
Name	Uzushio
Builders	Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation,; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries;
Operators	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by	Asashio class
Succeeded by	Yūshio class
Built	1968–1978
In commission	1971–1996
Planned	8
Completed	7
Cancelled	1
Retired	7
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	1,850 t (1,820 long tons) standard; 3,600 t (3,500 long tons) submerged;
Length	72.0 m (236 ft 3 in) pp
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draught	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) max
Propulsion	1-shaft diesel-electric; 2 × Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel engines; 3,400 bhp (2,500 kW) (surfaced); 7,200 shp (5,400 kW) (submerged);
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged;
Test depth	200 m (660 ft)
Complement	80
Sensors and ; processing systems	ZPS-4 surface search radar; ZQQ-1, ZQQ-2, ZQQ-3 passive sonar; SQS-4, SQS-36J active sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ZLA-5 ESM
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes ; Type 89 torpedoes;

The Uzushio-class submarine was a series of seven submarines in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force during the Cold War between 1972 and the mid-1990s. They were the first generation of the teardrop type submarine that valued the underwater performance against that of the preceding conventional-hull type Asashio class. Many were converted to training submarines (ATSS) towards the end of their lives.

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