JDS Ōshio (SS-561)

JS Ōshio (SS-561)
Class overview
Name:	Ōshio
Builders:	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Operators:	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by:	Kuroshio Oyashio
Succeeded by:	Asashio-class submarine
Built:	1963–1965
In commission:	1965–1981
Planned:	1
Completed:	1
Retired:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Submarine
Displacement:	1,600 long tons (1,626 t) surfaced 2,200 long tons (2,235 t) submerged
Length:	88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam:	8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draft:	4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Depth:	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric, 2 shafts 2,900 BHP (surfaced) 6,300 SHP (submerged)
Speed:	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged
Complement:	83
Armament:	8× 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6× bow-tube, 2× stern-tube)

JDS Ōshio (SS-561) was in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. The Ōshio was planned and built to replace the aging Kuroshio.

JDS Oyashio (SS-511)