Sōryū-class submarine

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The Sōryū-class submarine is a Japanese diesel-electric attack submarine class known for its advanced stealth, air-independent propulsion, and long-range operational capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel-electric attack submarine ⓘ
submarine class ⓘ
AIPType Stirling engine AIP ⓘ
armament 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ
Type 89 torpedoes ⓘ
UGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles ⓘ
beam approximately 9.1 meters ⓘ
builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries ⓘ
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 65 ⓘ
designFeature X-shaped rudder ⓘ
advanced acoustic stealth ⓘ
anechoic coating ⓘ
high automation ⓘ
long-range endurance ⓘ
displacementSubmerged approximately 4200 tonnes ⓘ
displacementSurfaced approximately 2950 tonnes ⓘ
draft approximately 8.4 meters ⓘ
firstOfClass JS Sōryū (SS-501) ⓘ
fleetAssignment JMSDF Submarine Flotilla ⓘ
generation fourth-generation conventional submarine ⓘ
hullType single-hull with double-hull sections ⓘ
laterUnitsPropulsion lithium-ion battery system ⓘ
length approximately 84 meters ⓘ
maximumDivingDepth classified ⓘ
namedAfter Sōryū (Blue Dragon) ⓘ
linked to: Sōryū
nativeName そうりゅう型潜水艦 ⓘ
notableFeature among first submarines to operationally use large-scale lithium-ion batteries ⓘ
numberOfUnitsBuilt 12 ⓘ
operator Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
predecessor Oyashio-class submarine ⓘ
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ
attack submarine ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ
propulsion air-independent propulsion ⓘ
diesel-electric ⓘ
sensor bow sonar array ⓘ
flank sonar arrays ⓘ
periscope and optronic mast ⓘ
towed array sonar ⓘ
serviceEntry 2009 ⓘ
speedSubmerged over 20 knots ⓘ
successor Taigei-class submarine ⓘ
usedIn deterrence patrols ⓘ
maritime security operations ⓘ
sea lane protection ⓘ

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Submarine Force → usesEquipment → Sōryū-class submarine ⓘ
Oyashio-class submarine → succeededBy → Sōryū-class submarine ⓘ
Taigei-class submarine → predecessor → Soryu-class submarine ⓘ
linked to: Sōryū-class submarine
Attack-class submarine → competedWith → Japanese Soryu-class proposal ⓘ
linked to: Sōryū-class submarine