JS Taigei

JS Taigei at Mitsubishi Dockyard, Kobe on 18 October 2020.
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
Identification	SS-513
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and 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 and processing systems	ZPS-6H surface/low-level air search radar Oki ZQQ-8 Sonar
Armament	6 × HU-606 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes for: 1.) Type 89 torpedo or Type 18 torpedo 2.) Harpoon (missile)

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.^[1]