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Japan Commissions Fifth Taigei-class Submarine
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The renewal of the Submarine Fleet of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is progressing at a sustained pace with the addition to the service of the fifth of the new Taigei-class submarines. Thus, the recent ceremony held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) facilities located in the city of Kobe, where the [...] The entry The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force incorporated the fifth of its new Taigei-class submarines into service appears f…
Japan Commissions Fifth Taigei-class Submarine
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the fifth of its Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK), which feature improved detection capability and reduced detectability compared with earlier submarines. Named JS Chogei (with pennant number SS 517), the new Taigei-class boat was inducted into the Submarine Division 2 of Submarine Flotilla 2, which is homeported at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, …
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