JDS Arashio (SS-565)

JDS Arashio in Apra Harbor on 1 April 1984
History
Japan
Name
  • Arashio
  • (あらしお)
NamesakeArashio (1937)
Ordered1966
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down5 July 1967
Launched24 October 1968
Commissioned25 July 1969
Decommissioned27 March 1986
IdentificationPennant number: SS-565
FateScrapped, 1989
General characteristics
Class & typeAsashio-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,650 long tons (1,676 t) surfaced
  • 2,250 long tons (2,286 t) submerged
Length88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draft4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Depth7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged
Complement80
Armament8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 × bow-tube, 2 × stern-tube)

JDS Arashio (SS-565) was the fourth boat of the Asashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 25 July 1969.