JS Kenryū

JS Kenryū
History
Japan
Name
  • Kenryū
  • (けんりゅう)
NamesakeBravery dragon
Ordered2007
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries
Cost¥64.3 billion
Laid down31 March 2008
Launched15 November 2010
Commissioned16 March 2012
Home portKure
IdentificationSS-504
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeSōryū-class attack submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 2,900 tonnes (2,854 long tons)
  • Submerged: 4,200 t (4,134 long tons)
Length84.0 m (275 ft 7 in)
Beam9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draught8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
  • 1-shaft 2× Kawasaki 12V 25/25 SB-type diesel engines diesel-electric
  • 4× Kawasaki Kockums V4-275R Stirling engines
  • 3,900 hp (2,900 kW) surfaced
  • 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) submerged
Speed
  • Surfaced: 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)[1]
RangeAIP endurance (est.): 6,100 nautical miles (11,300 km; 7,000 mi) at 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph)[1]
Complement65 (9 officers, 56 enlisted)
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament

JS Kenryū (SS-504) is the fourth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on 16 March 2012.[2]

Construction and career

Kenryū was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on March 31, 2008, as the 2007 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8119 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, she was named Kenryū and launched on 15 November 2010. She was commissioned on 16 March 2012 and deployed to Kure.

Kenryū participated in US dispatch training (to Hawaii) from January 18 to April 9, 2016.[3]

From February 12 to May 10, 2020, Kenryū was dispatched as part of offshore training and facility utilization training conducted in the Hawaiian Islands area.[4]

  • JS Kenryū underway, date unknown.
    JS Kenryū underway, date unknown.
  • JS Kenryū underway, date unknown.
    JS Kenryū underway, date unknown.
  • JS Kenryū underway, date unknown.
    JS Kenryū underway, date unknown.

References

  1. ^ a b Pike, John. "SS-501 Soryu / 16SS / SS 2,900 ton Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2012.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ "Soryu class submarine SS 501 japan maritime self defense force jmsdf". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ "平成２７年度第２回米国派遣訓練（潜水艦）について" [FY2015 Second US Expedition Training (Submarine)] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ "令和元年度第２回米国派遣訓練（潜水艦）について" [Second US training (submarine) in 2019] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Maritime Staff Office. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

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