JS ''Makishio'' (SS-593) is the fourth boat of the s. She was commissioned on 29 March 2001.

Construction and career

''Makishio'' was

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Shipyard on 6 March 1996 and launched on 26 November 1998. She was commissioned on 9 March 2000 and deployed to

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. On 6 August 2008, she left

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for

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for the major

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RIMPAC 2008 and returned to Kure on 12 November. The submarine participated in RIMPAC 2019 from 30 March to 29 June 2019, and conducted offshore training and facility use training in the

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Gallery

File:SS-593 まきしお (2).jpg, JS ''Makishio''s sail

Citations

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makishio (SS-593) 1999 ships Oyashio-class submarines Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries