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Revision as of 05:24, 17 October 2021
 JS Hakugei being launched on 14 October 2021
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Ordered | 2018 |
| Builder | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Cost | ¥69.7 billion |
| Laid down | 25 January 2019 |
| Launched | 14 October 2021 |
| Commissioned | Expected, March 2023 |
| Identification | SS-514 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Taigei-class submarine |
| Displacement | Surface: 3,000 tonnes |
| Length | 84.0 m (275 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Complement | 70 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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JS Hakugei (SS-514) is the second boat of the Taigei-class attack submarine of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The submarine was ordered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 2018 and laid down on 25 January 2019 at Kobe, Japan. Hakugei was launched on 14 October 2021. Delivery is expected in 2023.
Development and design
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.
Construction and career
Hakugei was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 25 January 2019 as the 2017 plan 3000-ton submarine No. 8129 based on the medium-term defense capability development plan (26 medium-term defense), and in 2020. It was named Hakugei 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 2023, the deployment destination is undecided.[4][5]
Gallery
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Hakugei's launching ceremony
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Aft view of Hakugei
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Bow of Hakugei
Citations
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- ^ Takahashi, Kosuke (14 October 2020). "MHI launches first of new class of submarines for JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries". Janes.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "軍事的雑学｜日本の新型｢3000トン型潜水艦｣は、そうりゅう型潜水艦を超える？". 航空万能論GF. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "防衛省が新型潜水艦建造へ、燃料電池や新型ソナー、新型長魚雷で高性能化か". Naver. 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "海上自衛隊の最新鋭3000トン型潜水艦「はくげい」が進水――旧日本海軍での命名実績なし（高橋浩祐） - 個人". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/release/202110/20211006.pdf
