JDS Hayashio (SS-521) was the lead boat of the Hayashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962.
Construction and career
Hayashio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 6 June 1960 and launched on 31 July 1961. She was commissioned on 30 June 1962.[1][2]
On 1 August 1962, the 1st Submarine Corps was newly formed and incorporated under the Kure District Force.
On 1 March 1963, the 1st Submarine was reorganized under the Self-Defense Fleet.
From 2 June to 19 August 1964, she participated in Hawaii dispatch training with JDS Wakashio.
On 1 February 1965, the 1st Submarine was reorganized into the 1st Submarine Group, which was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet.
At around 6:40 pm on 20 May 1970, she came into contact with a large merchant ship during a dive training in a water area about 30 km east of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, and damaged her periscope.[3]
She was decommissioned on 25 July 1977 and dismantled at Furusawa Steel in Etajima-cho in November 1977.[4]
Citations
- ^ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
- ^ World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
- ^ "海上自衛隊ニュース,世界の艦船". 海人社. Vol. 154. June 1970. p. 41.
- ^ Maritime Self-Defense Force News, Ships of the World, June 1971, No. 166. Gaijinsha. June 1971. p. 81.
External links
Media related to JS Hayashio (SS-521) at Wikimedia Commons
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