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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Launched the 8th Soryu-class SSK SS-508 Sekiryu for the JMSDF.

4 Nov, 2015 17:44 | 2015

Naval Forces News - Japan

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Launched the 8th Soryu-class SSK SS-508 Sekiryu for the JMSDF

The 8th Soryu-class SSK, SS-508 Sekiryu, (meaning Red Dragon) was launched at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in Kobe on on November 2nd. The Soryu Class diesel-electric submarines are being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Ten Soryu Class submarines are planned for the JMSDF. The class is an improved version of the Oyashio Class submarine.

The 8th Soryu-class SSK, SS-508 Sekiryu, (meaning Red Dragon) launched in the water

The keel for the first submarine in the class, Soryu (SS-501), was laid down in March 2005. It was launched in December 2007 and commissioned in March 2009.

The latest Soryu class SSK SS-506 Kokuryu was commissioned on 9 March 2015.

Main characteristics (as provided by Kawasaki Heavy Industries):
Length 84.0m
Width 9.1m
Depth 10.3m
Draft 8.4m
Displacement 2,950 Tons
Engine:
- Kawasaki 12V 25 / 25SB type diesel engine 2 groups
- Kawasaki Kokkamusu V4-275R Stirling engine four
Propulsion motor: 1 groups
Number of axes: 1 axis
Speed 20 knots

Link to Soryu Class 16SS SSK Submarine technical datasheet

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Launched the 8th Soryu-class SSK SS-508 Sekiryu for the JMSDF.