JS Taigei

The hull design of the Taigei class is said to not differ too much from the operational Sōryū class but will be 100 tons heavier than its predecessor. However, the Taigei-class submarines will be more advanced as they are equipped with newer equipment such as sonar systems, snorkel power generation system. The Taigei class will use lithium-ion batteries much like JS Ōryū and JS Tōryū of the Sōryū-class submarines.[1] The submarine will likely use the Type 18 torpedo, which project name as "G-RX6".[2][3] In addition, in response to the lifting of restrictions on the placement of female SDF personnel on submarines, the work of female SDF personnel is being supported by establishing partitions in the living quarters and securing bedrooms for women.

Taigei was laid down at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 16 March 2018 as the 2017 plan 3000-ton submarine No. 8128 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan (26 medium-term defense), and in 2020. It was named Taigei at the naming and launching ceremony held at the factory on 14 October. Scheduled to be handed over to the Maritime Self-Defense Force in March 2022, the deployment destination is undecided.[4]

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  JS Taigei on 4 October 2020.
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  JS Taigei on 4 October 2020.
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  JS Taigei on 14 October 2020.
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  JS Taigei on 14 October 2020.
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  JS Taigei on 14 October 2020.
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  JS Taigei on 18 October 2020.
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  JS Taigei on 18 October 2020.