.jpg) Jingei departs from MHI Kobe Shipyard after being commissioned | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Jingei |
| Ordered | 2019 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard |
| Laid down | 24 April 2020 |
| Launched | 12 October 2022 |
| Commissioned | 8 March 2024 |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-515 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Taigei-class submarine |
| Displacement | 3,000 t (3,000 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 84 m (275 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 6,000 PS (4,400 kW; 5,900 hp) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric transmission, lithium-ion batteries |
| Crew | 70 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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Jingei (じんげい ) is a diesel-electric submarine of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the third boat of the Taigei class. Her name is written in kanji as 迅鯨 (fast whale), derived from the expression "of the king of the sea, the whale, racing through the waves."[1][better source needed][2] She is the third warship to be named Jingei, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's paddle steamer Jingei, and the lead ship of the Jingei-class submarine tenders. Like her older sisters Taigei and Hakugei, Jingei will be equipped with a dedicated living area for up to six female crew members from the time of commissioning.[2]
- ^ 防衛省 海上自衛隊 [@JMSDF_PAO] (12 October 2022). "10月12日、三菱重工（株) 神戸造船所において、たいげい型潜水艦３番艦の命名式・進水式が行われ「じんげい」と命名されました。" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 October 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Takahashi, Kosuke (12 October 2022). "海自の最新潜水艦たいげい型3番艦「じんげい」が命名・進水 旧海軍の潜水母艦「迅鯨」に由来" [The MSDF's newest Taigei-class submarine, the third of its kind, "Jingei," has been named and launched, named after the former Imperial Japanese Navy submarine tender "Jingei."] (in Japanese). Yahoo!ニュース. Retrieved 12 October 2022.