The Yūshio was a Japan

Japan

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ese diesel-electric submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

 class operated by the JMSDF. It was a second generation submarine, a development of the Uzushio class submarine

Uzushio class submarine

The Uzushio class submarine was a class of submarine, in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force which was the first generation of the teardrop type submarine that values the underwater performance again of the conventional type ship type to the Asashio class submarine. 7 from 1967...

, incorporating a teardrop hull, with a resulting increase in underwater performance on the Uzushio class submarine. Ten were built under the fourth defense plan in 1975 fiscal year. A training submarine, Yukishio, was retired on March 7, 2008. All warships were retired on the completion of the Harushio class submarine

Harushio class submarine

The Harushio is a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF. The design is an evolution from the Yūshio class being slightly larger and with better noise reduction...

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Boats

Project no.	Building no.	Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Note
S122	8088	SS-573/ ATSS-8006		3 December 1976	29 March 1979	26 February 1980	Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8006) on 1 August 1996, decommissioned 11 March 1999, scrapped
	8089	SS-574/ ATSS-8007		9 May 1978	12 March 1980	5 March 1981	Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8007) on 1 August 1997, decommissioned 10 March 2000, scrapped
	8090	SS-575/ ATSS-8008/ TSS-3602		17 April 1979	10 February 1981	17 March 1982	Converted to auxiliary training submarine (ATSS-8008) on 10 March 1999, re-converted to training submarine (TSS-3602) on 9 March 2000, decommissioned 30 March 2001, scrapped
	8091	SS-576/ TSS-3603		17 April 1980	5 March 1982	1 March 1983	Converted to training submarine (TSS-3603) on 29 March 2001, decommissioned 4 March 2003, scrapped
S123	8092	SS-577		16 April 1981	27 January 1983	6 March 1984	Decommissioned 1 June 2001, scrapped
	8093	SS-578/ TSS-3604		8 April 1982	1 February 1984	5 March 1985	Converted to training submarine (TSS-3604) on 9 March 2000, decommissioned 9 March 2006, scrapped
	8094	SS-579		15 April 1983	21 January 1985	5 March 1986	Decommissioned 3 March 2004, displaying at JMSDF Kure Museum from 5 April 2007
	8095	SS-580		3 April 1984	9 February 1986	3 March 1987	Decommissioned 9 March 2005, scrapped
	8096	SS-581/ TSS-3605		11 April 1985	23 January 1987	11 March 1988	Converted to training submarine (TSS-3605) on 9 March 2006, decommissioned 7 March 2008, scrapped
	8097	SS-582		11 April 1986	17 February 1988	24 March 1989	Decommissioned 14 April 2006, scrapped