JS ''Kuroshio'' (SS-596) is the seventh boat of the s. She was commissioned on 8 March 2004.

Construction and career

''Kuroshio'' was

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries (or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...

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Shipyard on 27 March 2000 and launched on 23 October 2003. She was commissioned on 8 March 2004 and deployed to

Kure is a port and major shipbuilding city situated on the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for the Japan M ...

. The vessel participated in RIMPAC 2006 from 26 June to 28 July 2006. On 15 March 2011, she was transferred to the 3rd Submarine Group of the 1st Submarine Group. From 23 September to 19 December 2015, she participated in RIMPAC 2015. On 27 August 2018, she left Kure and entered the

South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phil ...

through the

Bashi Channel The Bashi Channel is a waterway between Y'Ami Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island of Taiwan. It is a part of the Luzon Strait in the Pacific Ocean. It is characterized by windy storms during the rainy period, June to December. The Bash ...

between

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

and the

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. After that, she joined three ships including the escort ship of the Indo-Pacific dispatch training unit, and conducted anti-submarine warfare training in the South China Sea on 13 September. After that, from 17–21 September, the vessel called at the Port of

Cam Ranh Cam Ranh () is a city in southern Khánh Hòa Province, in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. Geography It is the second-largest city in the province, after Nha Trang. It is located on Cam Ranh Bay. As of 2009 the city had a population o ...

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and carried out a goodwill visit to the

Vietnam Navy The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; vi, Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), or the Naval Service (), also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or simply Vietnam/Vietnamese Navy (), is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsi ...

submarine unit.https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/201809/20180917-1.pdf

Gallery

File:US Navy 060625-N-9486C-002 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Kuroshio enters Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Commander, Submarine Squadron One is hosting the submarine during their stay as part of RIMPAC 2006.jpg, JS ''Kuroshio'' at

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Re ...

on 25 June 2006. File:US Navy 060625-N-9486C-001 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Kuroshio enters Naval Station Pearl Harbor.jpg, JS ''Kuroshio'' at Pearl Harbor on 25 June 2006. File:SS596 kuroshio.jpg, JS ''Kuroshio'' at

Maizuru is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 78,644 in 34817 households and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Pref ...

on 17 April 2010.

Citations

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuroshio (SS-596) 2002 ships Oyashio-class submarines Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries