Fleet Submarine Force | |
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潜水艦隊 | |
Active | 10 February 1981 – present |
Country | Japan |
Allegiance | Japan |
Branch | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Role | Fleet |
Size | approx 1,800 people |
Part of | Self-Defense Fleet |
Garrison/HQ | Yokosuka |
Anniversaries | 10 February |
Website | https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/sbf/index.html |
The Fleet Submarine Force belonged to the surface force for the self-defense fleet of the Maritime Self-Defense Forces. It is a fleet organized around submarines belonging to the Self-Defense Fleet of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. [1]
On 1 February 1965, the 1st Submarine Group was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet. On 16 October 1973, the 2nd Submarine Group was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet. On 10 February 1981, the Submarine Fleet was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet (Headquarters, 1st Submarine Group, 2nd Submarine Group, Submarine Education and Training Corps).
On 9 March 2000, a new edition of the 1st Training Submarine. Initially, the submarines belonged in the group were JDS Asashio and JDS Setoshio. [2] On 22 March 2002, the Yokosuka Submarine Education and Training Detachment was newly established in the Submarine Education and Training Corps. On 1 October 2020, the Submarine Fleet Command moved to the new Maritime Operations Center, a new government building of the Self-Defense Fleet Command completed in the Funakoshi area. [3]
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