Construction and career
Oyashio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 26 January 1994 and launched on 15 October 1996. She was commissioned on 16 March 1998 and deployed to Yokosuka. [1]
From 11 January to 10 April 2006, she participated in RIMPAC 2006.
On 10 January 2009, during a performance test 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) southwest of the Maritime Self-Defense Force Kagoshima Laboratory in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's fishing boat 28th Kamemaru came into contact with the mast. A part of the stern of the fishing boat was damaged and dropped, but no one was injured. The fishing boat was chartered by the Maritime Self-Defense Force and was wary of other vessels from approaching during the performance test of Oyashio. [2] On 8 December of the same year, the Kagoshima Maritime Security Department sent documents to the captain and three others on suspicion of the risk of a possible traffic incident. Furthermore, at around 0:15 pm on 17 June, the same year, during training on the Pacific Ocean about 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Shiriyazaki, a cable for resource exploration (4.8 km) towed by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy research vessel Shigen (10,395 tons) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry causes an incident that left some of the crew injured.
On 6 March 2015, due to the removal of the training submarine JDS Fuyushio, Oyashio's designation was changed to a training submarine on the same date, and the first training submarine under the direct control of the submarine fleet. After joining the corps, the submarine's fixed port was transferred to Kure. [3]
From 19 March to 27 April 2016, she participated in the open sea practice voyage (flight) with the escort vessels JS Ariake and JS Setogiri. On 3 April, she entered Subic Bay on Luzon Island, Philippines, facing the South China Sea. [4]
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, abbreviated JMSDF, also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) after World War II. The JMSDF has a fleet of 154 ships, 346 aircraft and 50,800 personnel.
The Oyashio class is a series of Japanese diesel-electric attack submarines operated by the JMSDF. The submarines entered service in the late 1990s. The submarines are larger than the earlier Harushio class, to provide space for a flank sonar array.
JDS Ōshio (SS-561) was a submarine in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. Ōshio was planned and built to replace the aging JDS Kuroshio.
JS Ōsumi (LST-4001) is the lead ship of the Ōsumi-class tank landing ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
JS Hyūga (DDH-181) is the lead ship of the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
JS Kurama (DDH-144) was the second ship of the Shirane-class destroyer in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Four naval vessels of Japan have been named Kuroshio:
JS Sōryū (SS-501) is the first boat of the Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 March 2009.
JS Hakuryū (SS-503) is the third boat of the Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 14 March 2011.
JS Uzushio (SS-592) is the third boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 9 March 2000.
JS Makishio (SS-593) is the fourth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 29 March 2001.
JS Isoshio (SS-594) is the fifth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 14 March 2002.
JS Narushio (SS-595) is the sixth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 3 March 2003.
JS Kuroshio (SS-596) is the seventh boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 8 March 2004.
JS Takashio (SS-597) is the eighth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 9 March 2005.
JS Yaeshio (SS-598) is the ninth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 9 March 2006.
JS Setoshio (SS-599) is the tenth boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 28 February 2007.
JS Mochisio (SS-600) is the eleventh boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008.
JS Bungo (MST-464) is the second ship of Uraga-class mine countermeasure vessel.
JDS Hayashio (SS-521) was the lead boat of the Hayashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962.
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