JS Makishio explained

JS Makishio (SS-593) is the fourth boat of the s. She was commissioned on 29 March 2001.^[1]

Construction and career

Makishio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 6 March 1996 and launched on 26 November 1998. She was commissioned on 9 March 2000 and deployed to Yokosuka.^{[2] [3]}

On 6 August 2008, she left Kure for Hawaii for the major naval exercise RIMPAC 2008 and returned to Kure on 12 November.

The submarine participated in RIMPAC 2019 from 30 March to 29 June 2019, and conducted offshore training and facility use training in the Hawaiian Islands area.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Takao, Ishibashi. All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo. 2002.
2. Book: World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
3. Book: World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
4. https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/201903/20190319.pdf