JS Narushio
Oyashio-class submarines
JS Narushio (SS-595) is the sixth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003. Narushio is the second-oldest of the Oyashio-class boats still in active service, in commission for 23 years.
01Construction and career
Narushio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 2 April 1999 and launched on 4 October 2001. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003 and deployed to Yokosuka.
The vessel participated in the major naval exercises RIMPAC 2004 and RIMPAC 2008.
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- SS-595 なるしお (1).jpg by Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force）, CC BY 4.0
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