Submarine Toryu Launched
Tokyo, November 6, 2019 —
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
today held a ceremony marking the launch of the submarine Toryu at its Kobe Works’ No.1 Building Berth at 12:50 PM, which was built for the Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD). The ceremony was attended by a delegation of top MOD officials.
This is the 12th Soryu class submarine, and the 29th built at the Kawasaki Kobe shipyard after World War II.
Construction Timetable
Construction begun January 27, 2017
Launched November 6, 2019
Estimated completion March 2021
Specifications
Length 84m
Beam 9.1m
Depth 10.3m
Displacement 2,950 tons
Engines Kawasaki 12V 25/25 SB-type diesel engines (2)
Electric propulsion motor (1)
Armament Underwater launch tubes
Other Submarine snorkel
Sonar
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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