Akishio (SS-579)

The Akishio (SS-579) was a Japanese diesel-electric Yūshio class submarine.

It was launched on 23 January 1987. In 2000 it participated in "Pacific Reach 2000", a submarine rescue drill in the South China Sea.[1]

It was decommissioned on 3 March 2004.[2] Since 5 April 2007 it has been the main exhibit of the JMSDF Kure Museum.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Asakura, Takuya MSDF to join drill to rescue submarine September 6, 2000 Japan Times Retrieved September 26, 2016
  2. ↑ AKISHIO, submarine for exhibition Retrieved September 27, 2016
  3. ↑ JMSDF Kure Museum Retrieved September 26, 2016
  4. ↑ The Whale of Iron: Inside the JMSDF Akishio submarine and the Kure Maritime Museum Cnet.com Retrieved September 27, 2016
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