JS Mochishio explained

JS Mochisio (SS-600) is the eleventh boat of the s. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008.^[1]

Construction and career

Mochisio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 23 February 2004 and launched on 6 November 2006. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008 and deployed to Kure.^{[2] [3]}

The vessel departed Wu on 31 May 2010 to participate in RIMPAC 2010 and arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 21 June. She trained in the waters around Hawaii until 1 August, and returned to Kure around 27 August of the same year.^{[4] [5]}

On 12 October 2011, she set sail for Hawaii via Guam for US dispatch training. The training was conducted from late October to mid-December, and returned to the port on 21 January 2012.^[6]

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. Web site: 2010-05-28. 朝雲ニュース. 2021-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528123113/http://www.asagumo-news.com/news/201005/100520/10052005.htm. 28 May 2010.
5. Web site: 2011-06-10. 朝雲ニュース. 2021-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20110610120227/http://www.asagumo-news.com/news/201007/100701/10070108.htm. 10 June 2011.
6. Web site: 2013-02-01. 平成２３年度米国派遣訓練（潜水艦）について . ja . Ministry of Defense . 2021-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130201150849/http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/info/news/201110/100501.pdf. 1 February 2013.