Soryu Class
The Japanese Navy has 9 of these submarines and plans to build another 4 of them. It’s a Japanese tradition to name submarines after ocean currents, but recently they have changed to name them after mythological creatures. When it comes to the Soryu class, they took the name from a World War II aircraft carrier that sunk during the Battle of Midway.
Soryu Class
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Jin Class Type 094 Submarine
Did you know that the existence of this Chinese submarine was not known until a satellite image showed it at the Xiaopingdao Submarine Base in 2006. Experts still aren’t sure if this submarine is intended to be the launchpad for nuclear missiles, but most agree that it probably will be.
Jin Class Type 094 Submarine
