JDS Harushio (SS-563)

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese submarine Harushio.

JDS Harushio (SS-563) was the second boat of theAsashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 1 December 1967.

History
Japan
Name	Harushio (はるしお)
Ordered	1964
Builder	Mitsubishi, Kobe
Laid down	12 October 1965
Launched	25 February 1967
Commissioned	1 December 1967
Decommissioned	30 March 1984
Identification	Pennant number: SS-563
Fate	Scrapped, March 1985
General characteristics
Class and type	Asashio-class submarine
Displacement	1,650 long tons (1,676 t) surfaced 2,250 long tons (2,286 t) submerged
Length	88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Beam	8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draft	4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Depth	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 2 shafts 2,900 bhp (2,200 kW) (surfaced) 6,300 shp (4,700 kW) (submerged)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) submerged
Complement	80
Armament	8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 × bow-tube, 2 × stern-tube)

Construction and career

Harushio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 12 October 1965 and launched on 25 February 1967. She was commissioned on 1 December 1967, into the 1st Submarine Group as a ship under direct control.

On 16 March 1968, she was reorganized into the 3rd Submarine under the 1st Submarine Group, and she was incorporated with JDS Asashio.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from June 20 to September 9, 1969.

On 9 September 1970, while she was participating in a Maritime Self-Defense Force exercise, she contacted JDS Ōi while diving west of the Tsugaru Straits, damaging her periscope.

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from September 15 to November 30, 1973. On October 16, the same year, the 3rd Submarine was reorganized into the 2nd Submarine Group, which was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet.

On 1 March 1983, she became a ship under the direct control of the 2nd Submarine Group.

She was decommissioned on 30 March 1984 and dismantled at Tokai Dock in March 1985.