JS Zuiryū

JS Zuiryū at Yokosuka on 2 August 2014
History
Japan
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 and 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 and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament

JS Zuiryū (SS-505) is the fifth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 6 March 2013.[2]

Construction and career

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

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

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

From September 12 to December 18, 2019, he will 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]

  • JS Zuiryū at Kobe on 16 December 2012.
    JS Zuiryū at Kobe on 16 December 2012.
  • JS Zuiryū, date unknown.
    JS Zuiryū, date unknown.
  • JS Zuiryū, date unknown.
    JS Zuiryū, 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. ^ Press release Archived 12 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Press release Archived 3 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "潜航中に充電！最新潜水艦「ずいりゅう」". 日テレNEWS24 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.