Submarine Matters TABLE
of Japan's Diesel-Electric Submarines (SSKs)
The Oyashios-Soryus-Taigeis as at January 4, 2024.
SS No. Diesel Type Motor | Build No Name | Pennant No. | MoF approved amount ¥ Billions FY | LABs + AIP: or LIBs | Laid Down | Laun -ched | Comm ission ed | Built By |
8105 + 8106 Oya shio means currents | ¥52.2B FY1993 2 x 12V25/25S diesels for all Oyashio class (each diesel 2,000kW) | LABs only | 1994 & 1995 | 1996 & 1997 | Built at KHI | |||
7SS-15SS 8 active Oyashios 10 subs SMC-7? | 8107 -8115 various | SS-591-600 | ¥52.2B per sub FY1994-FY2003 | LABs only | 15SS Feb 2004 | 15SS Nov 2006 | 15SS Mar 2008 | MHI & KHI |
16SS Dragon class Mk I | 8116 | SS-501 | ¥60B FY2004 Mk.1 LAB+AIP Soryus have 2 x Kawasaki + a SMC-8 motor | LABs + AIP | Mar 2005 | Dec 2007 | Mar 2009 | Built at MHI Home Port Kure |
17SS | 8117 Unryū | SS-502 | ¥58.7B FY2005 | LABs + AIP | Mar 2006 | Oct 2008 | Mar 2010 | KHI Kure |
18SS | 8118 Hakuryū | SS-503 | ¥56.2 FY2006 | LABs + AIP | Feb 2007 | Oct 2009 | Mar 2011 | MHI Kure |
19SS | 8119 Kenryū | SS-504 | ¥53B FY2007 | LABs + AIP | Mar 2008 | Nov 2010 | Mar 2012 | KHI Kure |
20SS | 8120 Zuiryū | SS-505 | ¥51B FY2008 | LABs + AIP | Mar 2009 | Oct 2011 | Mar 2013 | MHI Yokosuka |
21SS LIBs Concept Research Project | No 21SS built. It was an 8 year research project on LIBs. 1st LIBs sub launched was 27SS in 2018. | |||||||
22SS | 8121 Kokuryū | SS-506 | ¥52.8B FY2010 | LABs + AIP | Jan 2011 | Oct 2013 | Mar 2015 | KHI Yokosuka |
23SS | 8122 Jinryu | SS-507 | ¥54.6B FY2011 | LABs + AIP | Feb 2012 | Oct 2014 | 7 Mar 2016 | MHI Kure |
24SS | 8123 Sekiryū | SS-508 | ¥54.7B FY2012 | LABs + AIP | KHI Kure | |||
25SS | 8124 | SS-509 | ¥53.1B FY2013 | LABs + AIP | 22 Oct 2013 | 12 Oct 2016 | MHI Yokosuka | |
26SS | 8125 | SS-510 | LABs + AIP | 2014 | 6 Nov 2017 | KHI Kure | ||
27SS a Soryu "Mk II" as it has LIBs. 1st Soryu Mk II | 8126 | SS-511 | ¥64.4B FY2015 with 2 12V25/25SB diesels (totaling 4,240kW) agree it has 640 LIB/SLH modules], other improvements | LIBs only (SLH type) | Nov 2015 | 4 Oct 2018 | 2020 | MHI Kure |
28SS Soryu Mk II, final Soryu | 8127 | SS-512 | NCA? LIBs | Jan 2017 | KHI Yokosuka | |||
29SS 1st Taigei Class means Whale 3,000 tonne (surfaced) | 8128 Taigei "Big whale" Used as a test sub. Not opera- tional | SS-513 | ¥76B FY2017 (Heisei 29) Higher ¥76B budget may be due to 1st of class many changes. 2 x | SLH LIBs maybe 960 | 14 Oct 2020 | 9 Mar 2022 | MHI Home Port Yokosuka | |
30SS 2nd Taigei Class | 8129 Hakugei "White whale" First opera- tional Taigei | SS-514 | SLH LIBs | KHI Home Port Kure | ||||
01SS 3rd Taigei Class | 8130 Jingei "Swift whale" | SLH LIBs maybe 960+ | March 2024? | MHI | ||||
02SS 4th Taigei Class | 8131 Raigei Thunder whale | SS-516 | Impro ved SLH LIBs | 26 Mar 2021 | 2024? | KHI? | ||
03SS | 8132 | SS-517 | ¥B? FY2021 | LIBs | 2022? | 2024? | 2026? | KHI? |
04SS | 8133 | SS-518 | ¥B? FY2022 | LIBs | 2022? | 2024? | 2026? | MHI? |
05SS | 8134 | SS-519 | ¥B? FY2023 | LIBs | 2023? | 2025? | 2027? | KHI? |
06SS | 8135 | SS-520 | ¥B? FY2024 | LIBs | 2024? | 2026? | 2028? | MHI? |
07SS | 8136 | SS-521 | ¥B? FY2025 | LIBs | 2025? | 2027? | 2029? | KHI? |
08SS | 8137 | SS-522 | ¥B? FY2026 | LIBs | 2026? | 2028? | 2030? | MHI? |
Key to Table: Table information provided by S = Anonymous to Submarine Matters. LABs = lead-acid batteries, AIP = air independent propulsion, LIBs = Lithium-ion Batteries.
¥***B = Billion Yen. MHI = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, KHI = Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation of Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
¥***B = Billion Yen. MHI = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, KHI = Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation of Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
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