title: JS Mochishio
text: # JS Mochishio
  
  JS Mochisio (SS-600) is the eleventh boat of the Oyashio-class submarines. She was commissioned on 6 March 2008.
  
  ## 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.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * JS Mochisio entering Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
  * JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
  * JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
  * JS Mochisio arriving at Pearl Harbor on 21 June 2010.
  * JS Mochisio underway during RIMPAC 2010 on 24 July 2010.
  * JS Mochisio leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010.
  * JS Mochisio leaving Pearl Harbor on 6 July 2010.
  
  ## Citations
  
  * ↑ Takao, Ishibashi (2002). All Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships 1952-2002. Namiki Shobo.
  * ↑ World Ships Special Edition 66th Collection Maritime Self-Defense Force All Ship History. Gaijinsha. 2004.
  * ↑ World Ships Special Edition Vol. 665: History of Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarines. Gaijinsha. 2006.
  * ↑ "朝雲ニュース". 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  * ↑ "朝雲ニュース". 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  * ↑ "平成２３年度米国派遣訓練（潜水艦）について" (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Defense. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  