Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The SS590 Oyashio Japan


The Oyashio is a class of Japanese diesel-electric submarine operated by the JMSDF. The submarines entered service in the late 1990s. The submarines are larger than the earlier Harushio class submarines, to make room for a flank sonar array.

General characteristics
Type: Oyashio class submarine
Displacement: 2,750 tonnes (surfaced)
4,000 tonnes (submerged)
Length: 81.7 m
Beam: 8.9 m
Draught: 7.4 m
Propulsion: 1-shaft diesel-electric
Speed: 12 knots (surfaced)
20 knots (submerged)
Complement: 70 (10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems: Sonar: Hughes/Oki ZQQ 5B/6 hull-mounted sonar, flank arrays, 1 towed array.
Radar: JRC ZPS 6 I-band search radar.
Armament: 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Type 89 torpedoes, or UGM-84 Harpoon

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