JS ''Mochisio'' (SS-600) is the eleventh boat of the s. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008.

Construction and career

''Mochisio'' was

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Shipyard on 23 February 2004 and launched on 6 November 2006. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008 and deployed to

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. The vessel departed Wu on 31 May 2010 to participate in RIMPAC 2010 and arrived at

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, Hawaii on 21 June. She trained in the waters around Hawaii until 1 August, and returned to Kure around 27 August of the same year. On 12 October 2011, she set sail for Hawaii via

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for US dispatch training. The training was conducted from late October to mid-December, and returned to the port on 21 January 2012.

Gallery

File:US Navy 100730-N-8539M-192 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Oyashio-class submarine JS Mochisio (SS 600) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises.jpg, JS ''Mochisio'' entering

on 21 June 2010. File:US Navy 100621-N-8539M-595 Onlookers wave as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oyashio-class submarine J.S. Mochishio (SS 600) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises.jpg, JS ''Mochisio'' arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010. File:US Navy 100621-N-3560G-002 Line handlers stand by on the pier as Mochishio (SS 600) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for RIMPAC 2010.jpg, JS ''Mochisio'' arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010. File:JS Mochishio (SS-600) arrives in Pearl Harbor prior to RIMPAC 2010, -21 Jun. 2010 a.ogv, JS ''Mochisio'' arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010. File:JS Mochishio (SS-600) in RIMPAC 2010, -24 Jul. 2010 a.jpg, JS ''Mochisio'' underway during RIMPAC 2010 on 24 July 2010. File:US Navy 100706-N-6854D-128 JS Mochisio (SS 600) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises.jpg, JS ''Mochisio'' leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010. File:JS Mochishio departs Pearl Harbor to participate in RIMPAC 2010, -6 Jul. 2010 a.webm, JS ''Mochisio'' leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mochishio (SS-600) 2006 ships Oyashio-class submarines Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries