History
Japan
Name	Kuroshio (くろしお)
Namesake	Kuroshio
Ordered	1971
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Laid down	5 July 1972
Launched	22 February 1974
Commissioned	27 November 1974
Decommissioned	1 March 1994
Reclassified	ATSS-8003
Homeport	Kure
Identification	Pennant number: SS-570
Fate	Sunk as target
General characteristics
Class and type	Uzushio-class submarine
Displacement	1,850 tonne (1,821 ton) standard, 3,600 tonne (3,543 ton) submerged
Length	72.0 m (236.2 ft)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft)
Draught	7.5 m (25 ft)
Depth	10.1 m (33 ft)
Propulsion	1-shaft diesel-electric 2 × Kawasaki-MAN V8V24/30AMTL diesel 3,400 bhp (2,500 kW) (surfaced) 7,200 shp (5,400 kW) (submerged)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h) surfaced 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged
Range	5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 12 knots
Complement	80
Sensors and processing systems	ZPS-4 surface search radar ZQQ-2 passive sonar SQS-4 active sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	ZLA-5 ESM
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) Bow torpedo tubes 12 × type 72 torpedo 6–8 × Mk 37 torpedo

JDS Kuroshio (SS-570) was the fifth boat of theUzushio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 27 November 1974.^[1][2]

Construction and career

Kuroshio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 5 July 1972 and launched on 22 February 1974. She was commissioned on 27 November 1974, into the 2nd Submarine Group.

Participated in Hawaii dispatch training from July 12 to October 6, 1978 .

Participated in Hawaii dispatch training from September 23 to December 23, 1982 .

21 March 1989, the 1st Diving Corps group is incorporated into the 5th Diving Corps and transferred to Kure.

On 20 March 1991, she was reclassified to a special service submarine, the ship registration number was changed to ATSS-8003, and she became a ship under the direct control of the 1st Submarine Group.

She was decommissioned on 1 March 1994.^[3]

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