JS Zuiryū

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

JS Zuiryū at Yokosuka on 2 August 2014
History
Japan
Name	Zuiryū (ずいりゅう)
Namesake	Beautiful dragon
Ordered	2008
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Cost	¥64.3 billion
Laid down	16 March 2009
Launched	20 October 2011
Commissioned	6 March 2013
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	SS-505
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 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]
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	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[citation needed] for: 1.) Type 89 torpedo 2.) Harpoon (missile) Mines

Construction and career

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, it 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, he 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, 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]

Gallery

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  JS Zuiryū at Kobe on 16 December 2012.
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  JS Zuiryū, date unknown.
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  JS Zuiryū, date unknown.