JS Zuiryū

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File:Zuiryū aan de Yoshikura-Pier tijdens de open dag 2014, -2 augustus 2014 a.jpg
JS Zuiryū at Yokosuka on 2 August 2014
History
File:Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Name
  • Zuiryū
  • (ずいりゅう)
NamesakeBeautiful dragon
Ordered2008
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Cost¥64.3 billion
Laid down16 March 2009
Launched20 October 2011
Commissioned6 March 2013
HomeportYokosuka
IdentificationSS-505
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 Zuiryū (SS-505) is the fifth boat of Sōryū-class submarines, operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 6 March 2013.[2]

Construction and career

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Zuiryū was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 16 March 2009, as the 2008 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8120 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, she was named Zuiryū and launched on 20 October 2011. She was commissioned on 6 March 2013 and deployed to Yokosuka.[citation needed]

From 1 July to 3 October 2017, she participated in US dispatch training and conducted offshore training and facility utilization training in the Guam and Hawaiian Islands areas.[3]

On 30 September 2018, the ship provided Shigeru Joshima and Tomoya Nagase with Navy curry on the NTV TV program "The! Tetsuwan! DASH !!"[citation needed]

From 12 September to 18 December 2019, she would participate in US dispatch training and conduct offshore training and facility use training in the Hawaiian Islands area.[4]

Zuiryū's homeport is Yokosuka.[5]

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Citations

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  3. ^ Press release Archived 12 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Press release Archived 3 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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