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The third in the series and the second non-nuclear submarine of the new generation of type Taigei project 29SS launched in Japan. The ceremony took place today, October 12, at the shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Kobe.
The new submarine was named Zinga" (Jingei) - "Quick kit". Do a whole series of submarines of this project, and it will be seven submarines will be named in honor of big fish. The lead submarine of the series called "Taiga" - "the Big whale", the first production - "Hakugei" - "White whale".
As mentioned above, the entire Japanese Navy plan to get seven submarines Taigei project 29SS. The construction of the entire series is at the shipyards of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Because the Japanese did not report on the establishment of new submarines, to date, there are only three submarines of a new project. The lead submarine Taigei SS 513 project 29SS joined the Japanese Navy in March of this year, the first production Hakugei SS 514 was launched in October last year and is currently being tested. Transfer military is scheduled for 2023. Second serial Jingei SS 515 launched today.
New submarines are designed to replace the submarines of class "litter" (Soryu). New submarine kept the General shape of the hull of submarines of the previous generation, but has a number of design changes. The new submarines significantly reduced cutting to reduce the hydrodynamic resistance and improved noise characteristics. Also stated about the changes inside the submarine, but they were not disclosed.
Submarines of project 29SS received improved system snorkels to reduce the signature GUS the new generation, a new sound-absorbing coating materials, can significantly reduce the visibility of the submarine. In addition, the NNS Taigei abandoned the use of the Stirling engine by replacing it with a new lithium-ion batteries.
A standard displacement - about 3 thousand tons, a hull length of 84 meters, the width is 9.1 meters. The crew of 70 people. The submarine carries torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
