JS Kokuryū (SS-506)
# JS Kokuryū (SS-506)

JS Kokuryū (SS-506) is the sixth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 9 March 2015.

## Construction and career

Kokuryū was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on January 21, 2011, as the 2010 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8121 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Kokuryū and launched on 31 October 2013. She's commissioned on 9 March 2015 and deployed to Yokosuka.

Kokuryū homeport is Yokosuka.

## Gallery

* JS Kokuryū at Kobe on 4 November 2013.
* JS Kokuryū at Kobe on 14 February 2015.
* JS Kokuryū surfacing, date unknown.

## 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.
