14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...
14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...
14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...
14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...
14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...
14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...
14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...
14 October 2020
by Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
On 14 October MHI launched Taigei , the first of a new class of SSKs for the JMSDF equipped with lithium-ion batteries. (MHI)
The new 3,000-tonne submarine, which has been named Taigei (with pennant number SS 513), entered the water on 14 October in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Kobe City.
According to the JMSDF, the new boat has a crew complement of about 70, an overall length of 84 m, a beam of 9.1 m, a draught of 10.4 m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, meaning that it is almost the same size as the Soryu-class SSKs, which are 84 m long, 9.1 m wide, 10.3 m depth, and have a standard displacement of 2,950 tonnes.
Taigei means ‘big whale’ in Japanese and was the name borne by a submarine tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the first of a new class of diesel-electric a...