JS Ōryū (SS-511)

JS Ōryū (SS-511) is the eleventh boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 5 March 2020.

JS Ōryū on 7 October 2018
History
Japan
Name:	Ōryū (おうりゅう)
Namesake:	Ōryū
Ordered:	2015
Builder:	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Cost:	¥69 billion
Laid down:	16 November 2015
Launched:	4 October 2018
Commissioned:	5 March 2020
Homeport:	Kure
Identification:	SS-511
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sōryū-class attack submarine
Displacement:	Surfaced: 2,900 tonnes (2,854 long tons) Submerged: 4,200 t (4,134 long tons)
Length:	84.0 m (275 ft 7 in)
Beam:	9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draught:	8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	1-shaft 2× Kawasaki 12Ｖ 25/25 SB-type diesel engines diesel-electric Lithium-ion battery 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]
Range:	AIP endurance (est.): 6100 nautical miles (11297.2 km; 7060.75 miles) at 6.5 knots (12 km/h; 7.48 mp/h)[1]
Complement:	65 (9 officers, 56 enlisted)
Sensors and processing systems:	ZPS-6F surface/low-level air search radar Hughes/Oki ZQQ-7 Sonar suite: 1× bow-array, 4× LF flank arrays and 1× Towed array sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	ZLR-3-6 ESM equipment 2× 3-inch underwater countermeasure launcher tubes for launching of Acoustic Device Countermeasures (ADCs)
Armament:	6 × HU-606 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with 30 reloads for: 1.) Type 89 torpedo 2.) Harpoon (missile) Mines

Construction and career

Oryu was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe 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), and October 2018 It was named and launched on the 4th of March, and the delivery ceremony and the self-defense ship flag awarding ceremony were held on 5 March 2020, and it was commissioned. 1st Submarine Group It was incorporated into the 3rd Submarine and deployed at Kure Base.[2][3]

Gallery

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  JS Ōryū at Kobe on 7 October 2018.
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  JS Ōryū at Kobe on 7 October 2018.
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  JS Ōryū at Kobe on 7 October 2018.

Citations

1. 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. https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/202003/20200303.pdf
3. "JMSDF Commissioned its 1st Li-Ion Battery Submarine SS-511 JS Ōryū おうりゅう". Naval News. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

References

• 『世界の艦船 増刊第66集 海上自衛隊全艦艇史』（海人社、2004年）