JS Sekiryū (SS-508)
# JS Sekiryū (SS-508)

JS Sekiryū (SS-508) is the eighth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 13 March 2017.

## Construction and career

Sekiryū was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on March 15, 2013, as the 2012 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8123 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Sekiryū and launched on 2 November 2015. She's commissioned on 13 March 2017 and deployed to Kure.

Sekiryū homeport is Kure.

## Gallery

* JS Sekiryū at Kobe on 26 February 2017.
* JS Sekiryū at Kobe on 26 February 2017.

## 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.
