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JS Unryū
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JS Unryū (SS-502) is the second boat of the Sōryū-class submarines of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 25 March 2010.

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Construction and career

Unryū was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 31 March 2006 as the 2005 plan 2900-ton submarine No. 8117 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan. At the launching ceremony, it was named Unryū and launched. She was commissioned on 25 March 2010 and deployed to Kure.[citation needed]

On 24 September 2013, she left Kure for Hawaii for training in the United States. She returned to Kure on 24 December.[citation needed]

From 10 to 15 May 2016, joint training such as anti-submarine training was conducted with the Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Rankin off the coast of Shikoku.[citation needed]

From 14 October 2016 to 14 January 2017, he participated in the US dispatch training (toward Hawaii).[2]

From 27 August to 28 November 2020, the ship participated in US dispatch training (submarines) and conducted offshore training and facility utilization training in the Hawaiian Islands area.[3]

Unryū belongs to the 5th Submarine of the 1st Submarine Group, and its homeport is Kure.[citation needed]

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