 JS Jinryū
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Benevolent dragon (仁龍) |
| Ordered | 2011 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Cost | ¥64.3 billion |
| Laid down | 14 February 2012 |
| Launched | 8 October 2014 |
| Commissioned | 7 March 2016 |
| Homeport | Kure |
| Identification | SS-507 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sōryū-class attack submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 84.0 m (275 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
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| Speed | |
| Range | AIP endurance (est.): 6,100 nautical miles (11,300 km; 7,000 mi) at 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph)[1] |
| Complement | 65 (9 officers, 56 enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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JS Jinryū (SS-507) is the seventh boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 7 March 2016.[2]
Construction and career
Jinryū was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on January 21, 2011, as the 2011 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8122 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Jinryū and launched on 8 October 2014. She's commissioned on 7 March 2016 and deployed to Kure.
Gallery
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JS Jinryū at Kobe on 11 October 2014. -
JS Jinryū at Kobe on 11 October 2014. -
JS Jinryū at Kobe on 11 October 2014.
Citations
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Soryu class submarine SS 501 japan maritime self defense force jmsdf". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to JS Jinryū (SS-507) at Wikimedia Commons
This page was last edited on 18 May 2024, at 11:58