Japanese Soryu-class Submarine Hakuryu (SS503) visits Guam in 2013. [US Navy]
Soryu-class Diesel Electric Submarines
Japan launched its seventh Soryu-class submarine in October, 2014. The Soryu-class submarines are the most advanced non-nuclear attack submarines in the Japanese Self Defense Force.
It has four Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) units that allow prolonged travel while submerged and is armed with six bow-mounted torpedo tubes, with a total of 20 Type 89 high-speed homing torpedoes and American-made Sub-Harpoon missiles.
Its major missions include anti-submarine, laying mines and collecting intelligence. It is a multi-role conventional submarine that is capable of offshore patrol and ocean-going combat.
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