Harushio class submarine


Wakashio (SS 587), a Harushio class submarine docked at Yokosuka naval base.
Class overview
Name: Harushio (はるしお, Spring Tide)
Builders: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Operators: Naval Ensign of Japan.svg Japan
Preceded by: Yūshio-class submarine
Succeeded by: Oyashio-class submarine
Subclasses: Harushio (SS-583 to 588),
Kai-Harushio (SS-589/TSS-3601)
Built: 1987–1997
In commission: 1990–
Completed: 7
Active: 3 (1)
Retired: 4
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement: SS-583 to SS-588
  • 2,450 tons (surfaced)
  • 2,750 tons (submerged)
SS-589 (TSS-3601)
  • 2,560 tons (surfaced)
  • 2,850 tons (submerged),
  • 2,900 tons (surfaced, April 2002)
Length: SS-583 to SS-588
  • 77 m
SS-589 (TSS-3601)
  • 78 m
  • 87 m (April 2002)
Beam: 10 m
Draught: 7.7 m
Propulsion: 1-shaft diesel-electric
3,400 SHP (surfaced)
7,200 SHP (submerged)
Range:
  • 12 knots (surfaced)
  • 20 knots (submerged)
Complement: SS-583 to SS-588
  • 10 officers
  • 65 enlisted
SS-589 (TSS-3601)
  • 71
  • 70 (April 2002)
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Sonar:
  • Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5B hull mounted sonar
  • ZQR 1 towed array
Radar:
  • JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar
Armament: 6× 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 20 reloads for:
1.) Type 89 torpedo
2.) Type 80 ASW Torpedo
3.) UGM-84 Harpoon
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