JS ''Ōryū'' (SS-511) is the eleventh boat of
Sōryū-class submarine
The ''Sōryū''-class submarines (''16SS'') are diesel-electric attack submarines. The first boat in the class entered service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2009. The design is an evolution of the , from which it can most easily ...
s. She was commissioned on 5 March 2020.
Construction and career
''Ōryū'' was
laid down
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Keel laying is one ...
at
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Kobe
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Shipyard on November 16, 2015, as the 2015 plan 2900 ton type submarine No. 8126 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan (23 medium-term defense). In October 2018, the submarine was named and
launched on 4 March, and the delivery ceremony and the self-defense ship flag awarding ceremony were held on 5 March 2020, and it was
commissioned. It was incorporated into the 1st Submarine Flotilla and deployed at
Kure Naval Base
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.
''Ōryū'' bears the distinction of being the first submarine launched with
Lithium-ion batteries
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, which replaced the AIP
Stirling engine
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system used in the other boats of the ''Sōryū''-class submarines.
Gallery
File:JS Oryu(SS-511) left rear view at the Mitsubishi Dockyard Kobe October 7, 2018 02.jpg, JS ''Ōryū'' at Kobe
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on 7 October 2018.
File:JS Oryu(SS-511) left rear view at the Mitsubishi Dockyard Kobe October 7, 2018 01.jpg, JS ''Ōryū'' at Kobe
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...
on 7 October 2018.
File:JS Oryu(SS-511) right rear view at the Mitsubishi Dockyard Kobe October 7, 2018.jpg, JS ''Ōryū'' at Kobe
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...
on 7 October 2018.
References
Further reading
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External links
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2018 ships
Sōryū-class submarines
Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries