JDS Akishio

JDS Akishio at the Kure Naval Museum.
History
Japan
Name	Akishio (あきしお)
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	15 April 15, 1983
Launched	22 January 1985
Commissioned	5 March 1986
Decommissioned	3 March 2004
Identification	SS-579
Fate	On display at the JMSDF Kure Museum since 2007
General characteristics
Class and type	Yūshio-class submarine
Displacement	2,250 tonnes (2,210 long tons; 2,480 short tons) (Surface), 2,450 tonnes (2,410 long tons; 2,700 short tons) (Submerged)
Length	76.2 m (250.0 ft)
Beam	9.9 m (32.5 ft)
Draught	10.2 m (33.5 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel engines: 3,400 bhp (2,535 kW) 1 × Electric motor: 7,200 shp (5,369 kW), 1 × Shaft, with a five-bladed propeller
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surface) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	300 m (980 ft)
Complement	75: 10 officer, 65 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5 hull mounted sonar 1 × ZQR 1 towed array
Armament	6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Akishio (SS-579) is a retired Japanese diesel-electric Yūshio-class submarine. She was laid down in 1983, launched in 1985, commissioned in 1986, and served until 2004. She served as part of both the 1st and 5th Submarine Squadrons of the 1st Submarine Flotilla. She took part in numerous drills, including the Pacific Reach 2000 drills. She is now on display outside JMSDF Kure Museum.