JS Kokuryū (SS-506) is the sixth boat of Sōryū-class submarines. She was commissioned on 9 March 2015.
Construction and career
Kokuryū was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on January 21, 2011, as the 2010 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8121 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Kokuryū and launched on 31 October 2013. She's commissioned on 9 March 2015 and deployed to Yokosuka.
Kokuryū homeport is Yokosuka.
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