JDS Sachishio

History
Japan
Name	Sachishio (さちしお)
Ordered	1985
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Laid down	11 April 1986
Launched	17 February 1988
Commissioned	24 March 1989
Decommissioned	14 April 2006
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	Pennant number: SS-582
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Yūshio-class submarine
Displacement	2,250 tonnes (surfaced) 2,500 tonnes (submerged)
Length	76.0 m (249.3 ft)
Beam	9.9 m (32.5 ft)
Draught	7.4 m (24.3 ft)
Propulsion	1-shaft diesel-electric 3,400 shp (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)
Complement	10 officers 65–70 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	Sonar Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5 hull mounted sonar ZQR 1 towed array Radar JRC ZPS 5/6 I-band search radar.
Armament	6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with reloads for: 1.) Type 89 torpedo 2.) Type 80 ASW Torpedo 3.) UGM-84 Harpoon

JDS Sachishio (SS-582) was aYūshio-class submarine. She was commissioned on 24 March 1989.

Construction and career

Sachishio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 11 April 1986 and launched on 17 February 1988. She was commissioned on 24 March 1989, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka.

Participated in Hawaii dispatch training from August 8 to November 28, 1990.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from January 18 to April 20, 1993.

On 4 March 2003, she was transferred as the 6th submarine (Yokosuka) of the 2nd Submarine Group.

In December 2007, she was dismantled at Etajima.