JS Sekiryū
JS Sekiryū (SS-508) is the eighth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on 13 March 2017.
01Construction 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 was commissioned on 13 March 2017 and deployed to Kure.
Sekiryū homeport is Kure.
Sources and credits
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- JS Sekiryu(SS-508) right front view at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard March 12, 2017 02.jpg by Hunini, CC BY-SA 4.0
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