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 Oyashio -class submarine, from which it can most easily be distinguished by its X-shaped stern combination diving planes and rudders.

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 Oyashio-class submarine, from which it can most easily be distinguished by its X-shaped stern combination diving planes and rudders.

2024年2月26日 · Among the 22 Japanese submarines in service, more than half belong to the “Soryu-class.” Introduced in 2009, the Soryu-class is the first Japanese submarine to adopt the Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, greatly surpassing the previous “Oyashio-class” in terms of submerged duration.

2024年8月2日 · Summary and Key Points: Japan’s Soryu-class submarines, introduced in 2009, are a key component of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as tensions rise in the South China Sea.

2021年2月26日 · Soryu class diesel-electric submarines are built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Soryu class is an improved version of the Oyashio class submarine. The class is also referred to as the SS 2,900t and the 16SS project.

JS Sōryū (SS-501) is the first boat of the Sōryū -class submarines. She was commissioned on 30 March 2009. Sōryū was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 31 March 2005 as the 2900-ton submarine No. 8116, based on the medium-term defense capability development that was planned in 2004.

2024年7月30日 · The Soryu-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric submarine jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation for the need of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Ten Soryu Class submarines are …

2016年10月1日 · At 4,200 tons submerged, the nine Soryu-class submarines are the largest submarines built by postwar Japan. Each is 275 feet long and nearly twenty-eight feet wide. They have a range of 6,100...

SS “Soryu” Class is the largest diesel submarine in the world. She silently cruises underwater and is engaged in anti-submarine warning and surveillance to ensure the safety of seas around Japan. The stern rudder of SS “Soryu” Class is X shaped though former class had been cruciform, which enable her to move smoother and to reduce ...

2019年3月18日 · The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 10th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 18, 2019. JS Shoryu (SS-510) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 1, based in Kure.