Fleet Submarine Force
潜水艦隊
Fleet Submarine Force emblem
Active10 February 1981 – present
CountryJapan
AllegianceJapan
BranchJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
RoleFleet
Sizeapprox 1,800 people
Part ofSelf-Defense Fleet
Garrison/HQYokosuka
Anniversaries10 February
Websitehttps://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/sbf/index.html

The Fleet Submarine Force belonged to the surface force for the self-defense fleet of the Maritime Self-Defense Forces. It is a fleet organized around submarines belonging to the Self-Defense Fleet of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[1]

History

On 1 February 1965, the 1st Submarine Group was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet. On 16 October 1973, the 2nd Submarine Group was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet. On 10 February 1981, the Submarine Fleet was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet (Headquarters, 1st Submarine Group, 2nd Submarine Group, Submarine Education and Training Corps).

On 9 March 2000, a new edition of the 1st Training Submarine. Initially, the submarines belonged in the group were JDS Asashio and JDS Setoshio.[2] On 22 March 2002, the Yokosuka Submarine Education and Training Detachment was newly established in the Submarine Education and Training Corps. On 1 October 2020, the Submarine Fleet Command moved to the new Maritime Operations Center, a new government building of the Self-Defense Fleet Command completed in the Funakoshi area.[3]

Citations

  1. ↑ "自衛隊法施行令 | e-Gov法令検索". elaws.e-gov.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  2. ↑ "自衛隊の多彩な部隊". www.clearing.mod.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  3. ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/jmsdf_pao/status/1311934831786258433. Retrieved 2021-05-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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