JS Tōryū

JS Tōryū fitting out on 4 October 2020
History
Japan
Name
  • Tōryū
  • (とうりゅう)
NamesakeTōryū-nada (闘竜灘)
Ordered2016
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries
Cost¥69 billion
Laid down27 January 2017
Launched6 November 2019
Commissioned24 March 2021
IdentificationSS-512
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeSōryū-class attack submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 2,900 tonnes (2,854 long tons)
  • Submerged: 4,200 t (4,134 long tons)
Length84.0 m (275 ft 7 in)
Beam9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draught8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • Surfaced: 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
  • Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
RangeUnspecified; no AIP installed. For Sōryū-class, with AIP — endurance (est.): 6,100 nautical miles (11,300 km; 7,000 mi) at 6.5 kn (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph)
Complement65 (9 officers, 56 enlisted)
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament

JS Tōryū (SS-512) is the twelfth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 24 March 2021.