Speed Submerged 20kt. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) inducted its first Li-ion battery powered Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture.

JS Ōryū (SS-511) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 1, based in Kure.

Type Diesel-electric submarine. The first 10 Soryu class boats used traditional heavy duty acid batteries like almost every other submarine in the world. The 12 ... Several nations believe they have achieved the needed safety levels and Japan is the first to put a lithium-ion boat into service. On March 5, 2020, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 11th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture. MELBOURNE, Australia — The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on Thursday welcomed into service its first submarine using lithium-ion batteries with the commissioning of the 11th Soryu-class boat. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 11th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 5, 2020. Baird Maritime, launched in 1978, is one of the world's premier maritime publishing houses.. Oryu features one significant design upgrade: It is Japan's first submarine powered by lithium-ion batteries.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) inducted its first Li-ion battery powered Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 5, 2020. This class of submarines are Japan’s first to be fitted with air-independent…
Displacement 2,950t. Even nuclear submarines have a bank of lead-acid batteries as back up. Mike Yeo, Defense News • March 9, 2020. SS-501 Soryu / 16SS / SS 2,900 ton Class.

The same battery technology that is currently used in hundreds of thousands of phone across the world. All other boats of this class are also named after Japanese mythological creatures.

JS Ōryū (SS-511) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 1, based in Kure. Beam 9.1m. The first boat was named after Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carrier Soryu.
Putting all of this together shows the Yuan is a large conventional submarine, only marginally smaller than a Soryu-class boat—on the order of 15 percent smaller.

The name Soryu means Blue Dragon.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 11th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 5, 2020. Draft 8.4m. This is the 11th Soryu-class boat to be commissioned by the JMSDF. Length 84m. It is the first-in-class boat to feature lithium-ion batteries. This sub is the 11th of the Soryu class. Japan Inducts first Lithium-Powered Soryu Submarine. Its top speed is 13 knots on the surface and 20 knots submerged.

Japan commissions 10th Soryu-Class submarine In a ceremony, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force commissioned the JS Oryu diesel-electric attack submarine into service.

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