JS Jinryū (SS-507)
# JS Jinryū (SS-507)

JS Jinryū (SS-507) is the seventh boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 7 March 2016.

## Construction and career

Jinryū was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on January 21, 2011, as the 2011 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8122 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Jinryū and launched on 8 October 2014. She's commissioned on 7 March 2016 and deployed to Kure.

Jinryū homeport is Kure.

## Gallery

* JS Jinryū at Kobe on 11 October 2014.
* JS Jinryū at Kobe on 11 October 2014.
* JS Jinryū at Kobe on 11 October 2014.

## Citations

* 1 2 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.
* ↑ "Soryu class submarine SS 501 japan maritime self defense force jmsdf". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
* ↑ 日本テレビ. "潜航中に充電！最新潜水艦「ずいりゅう」｜日テレNEWS24". 日テレNEWS24 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
