JS Kokuryū

JS Kokuryū
History
Japan
Name
  • Kokuryū
  • (こくりゅう)
NamesakeKokuryū (transl. black dragon)
Ordered2010
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries
Cost¥64.3 billion
Laid down21 January 2011
Launched31 October 2013
Commissioned9 March 2015
Home portYokosuka
IdentificationSS-506
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 Kokuryū (SS-506) is the sixth boat of Sōryū-class submarines of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 9 March 2015.[2]

Construction and career

Kokuryū was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on January 21, 2011, as the 2010 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8121 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Kokuryū and launched on 31 October 2013. She was commissioned on 9 March 2015 and deployed to Yokosuka, which is Kokuryū's homeport.[3]

  • JS Kokuryū at Kobe on 4 November 2013.
    JS Kokuryū at Kobe on 4 November 2013.
  • JS Kokuryū at Kobe on 14 February 2015.
    JS Kokuryū at Kobe on 14 February 2015.
  • JS Kokuryū surfacing, date unknown.
    JS Kokuryū surfacing, date unknown.

Citations

  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.
  2. ^ "Soryu class submarine SS 501 japan maritime self defense force jmsdf". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ 日本テレビ. "潜航中に充電！最新潜水艦「ずいりゅう」|日テレNEWS24". 日テレNEWS24 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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