JS Unryū

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JS Unryū
History
Japan
Name
  • Unryū
  • (うんりゅう)
NamesakeFlying dragon in cloud
Ordered2005
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries
Cost¥64.3 billion
Laid down31 March 2006
Launched15 October 2008
Commissioned25 March 2010
HomeportKure
IdentificationSS-502
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 Unryū (SS-502) is the second boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 25 March 2010.

Construction and career

Unryū was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 31 March 2006 as the 2005 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8117 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Unryū and launched. She's commissioned on 25 March 2010 and deployed to Kure.[citation needed]

On 24 September 2013, she left Kure for Hawaii for training in the United States. I returned to Kure on 24 December.[citation needed]

From 10 to 15 May 2016, joint training such as anti-submarine training was conducted with the Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Rankin off the coast of Shikoku.[citation needed]

From 14 October of the same year to 14 January 2017, he participated in the US dispatch training (toward Hawaii).[2]

From 27 August – 28 November 2020, he will participate in US dispatch training (submarines) and conduct offshore training and facility utilization training in the Hawaiian Islands area.[3]

Unryū belongs to the 5th Submarine of the 1st Submarine Group, and its homeport is Kure.[citation needed]

  • JS Unryū being launched at Kobe on 15 October 2008.
    JS Unryū being launched at Kobe on 15 October 2008.
  • JS Unryū, date unknown
    JS Unryū, date unknown
  • JS Unryū at Kobe on 14 April 2013.
    JS Unryū at Kobe on 14 April 2013.
  • JS Unryū at Kobe on 14 April 2013.
    JS Unryū at Kobe on 14 April 2013.
  • JS Unryū at Kure on 15 September 2014.
    JS Unryū at Kure on 15 September 2014.
  • JS Unryū at Pearl Harbor on 4 November 2016.
    JS Unryū at Pearl Harbor on 4 November 2016.

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. ^ "平成２８年度第２回米国派遣訓練（潜水艦）について" [FY2016 Second US Expedition Training (Submarine)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "令和２年度第１回米国派遣訓練（潜水艦）について" [First US dispatch training (submarine) for FY2020] (PDF) (in Japanese).

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