JDS Yukishio (SS-581) was a in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 11 March 1988.
Construction and career Yukishio was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 11 April 1985 and launched on 23 January 1987. The ship's name derives from “Yukishio,” which means “tides flowing amid falling snow.” She was commissioned on 11 March 1988, into the 4nd Submarine Squadron of the 2nd Submarine Flotilla in Yokosuka.
She primarily participated in various exercises and training aimed at improving anti-submarine warfare capabilities, she also took part in Hawaii dispatch training from 21 September – 19 December 1989.
On 9 March 2006, she was reclassified as a training submarine, her hull number changed to TSS-3605, she was transferred to the 1st Submarine Training Squadron under the direct control of the Fleet Submarine Force, and her fixed port was transferred to Kure. As a training submarine, it was operated specifically for educational purposes, providing new crew members with practical training in shiphandling techniques, diving and surfacing procedures, and emergency response.
Its service as a training submarine lasted approximately two years. It was decommissioned on March 7, 2008, bringing its nearly 20-year service history to a close.
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