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JS Kuroshio (SS-596)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese submarine Kuroshio.
JS Kuroshio (SS-596) is the seventh boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 8 March 2004.[1]
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Namesake | Kuroshio |
Ordered | 1999 |
Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
Cost | ¥52.19 million |
Laid down | 27 March 2000 |
Launched | 23 October 2002 |
Commissioned | 8 March 2004 |
Homeport | Kure |
Identification | Pennant number: SS-596 |
Status | Active |
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Class and type | Oyashio-class submarine |
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Length | 81.7 m (268 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
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Complement | 70 (10 officers) |
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