Description
Full length 117.2mm
--It is a state-of-the-art cigar-type submarine of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
--Completed in 1998 (Heisei 10).
--By 2008, 11 ships of the same type have been completed.
--The side of the hull is equipped with a conformal array sonar, and many other latest technologies are incorporated.
[Actual ship specifications]
--Standard displacement: 2,750 tons
--Underwater displacement: 3,500 tons
--Overall length: 82m
--Overall width: 8.9m
--Draft 7.4m
--Output: 7,700 horsepower
--Speed: 20 knots (underwater)
--Crew: 70 people
--Weapon: 533mm torpedo launcher (also used for harpoon anti-ship missile launch) x 6