JS Hakuryū (SS-503)

The JS Hakuryū (SS-503) was the third Sōryū-class submarine of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

The Hakuryū was laid down at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Kobe on February 6^th 2007. It was launched on October 16^th 2009 and commissioned on March 14^th 2011.