JS Taigei
JS Taigei after her conversion to an experimental submarine | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Name | Taigei (たいげい) |
| Namesake | Big Whale |
| Ordered | 2017 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Cost | ¥69.7 billion |
| Laid down | 16 March 2018 |
| Launched | 14 October 2020 |
| Commissioned | 9 March 2022 |
| Reclassified | Experimental submarine, 8 March 2024 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 & processing systems | |
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JS Taigei (SS-513) is the first boat of the Taigei-class attack submarine of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The submarine was ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2017 and laid down on 16 March 2018 at Kobe, Japan. Taigei was launched on 14 October 2020 and commissioned on 9 March 2022.