JS Zuiryū (SS-505)
# JS Zuiryū (SS-505)

JS Zuiryū (SS-505) is the fifth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 6 March 2013.

## Construction and career

Zuiryū was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on March 16, 2009, as the 2008 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8120 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Zuiryū and launched on 20 October 2011. She's commissioned on 6 March 2013 and deployed to Yokosuka.

From July 1 to October 3, 2017, he participated in US dispatch training and conducted offshore training and facility utilization training in the Guam and Hawaiian Islands areas.

On September 30, 2018, the ship provided Shigeru Joshima and Tomoya Nagase with Navy curry on the NTV TV program "The! Tetsuwan! DASH !!"

From September 12 to December 18, 2019, he will participate in US dispatch training and conduct offshore training and facility use training in the Hawaiian Islands area.

Zuiryū’s homeport is Yokosuka.

## Gallery

* JS Zuiryū at Kobe on 16 December 2012.
* JS Zuiryū, date unknown.
* JS Zuiryū, 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.
* ↑ https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/info/news/201706/20170627-01.pdf
* ↑ https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/201909/20190903-2.pdf
* ↑ 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.
