The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) recently commissioned two major naval platforms: its 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) and its second and final Maya-class (Improved Atago)-class Aegis-equipped destroyer. Named JS Toryu (with pennant number SS 512), the 84 m-long submarine was inducted into the Escort Division 6 of Escort Flotilla 2 in a ceremony held on 24 March in Hyogo Prefecture shortly after being handed over by shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). It is the sixth submarine of the class built by KHI, with the other six having been constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Toryu, which is also the second boat of the class to be equipped with lithium-ion batteries, was laid down in January 2017 and launched in November 2019.
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