JS ''Yaeshio'' (SS-598) is the ninth boat of the s. She was commissioned on 9 March 2006.

Construction and career

''Yaeshio'' was

laid down Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship. Keel laying is one o ...

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Shipyard on 15 January 2002 and launched on 4 November 2004. She was commissioned on 9 March 2006 and deployed to

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. The submarine participated in RIMPAC 2009 from 27 August to 8 December 2009. On 14 January 2014, she left

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to participate in the RIMPAC 2014, stayed in the

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and

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areas to conduct various trainings, and returned to Yokosuka on 24 April.https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/info/news/201401/011001.pdf

Gallery

File:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Yaeshio ss598.jpg, JS ''Yaeshio'' at

on 11 July 2005. File:JS Yaeshio (SS-598) at SDF Fleet Review 2006 a.jpg, JS ''Yaeshio'' during JMSDF Fleet Review in 2006. File:JS Yaeshio (SS-598) at SDF Fleet Review 2006 b.jpg, JS ''Yaeshio'' during JMSDF Fleet Review in 2006.

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