Japan launches second Taigei-class submarine, ‘Hakugei’ (Mike Yeo, Defense News)

October 15, 2021

Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric submarines exactly one year to the day that the lead boat of the lithium-ion powered series took to the water.

The new submarine, which has been named the Hakugei, or White Whale, was launched at Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in the city of Kobe on Thursday afternoon Japan time. The submarine will now undergo final construction and sea trials before commissioning into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force or JMSDF, which is planned for March 2023.

Japan launches second Taigei-class submarine, ‘Hakugei’ (defensenews.com)

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