Japan Floats New ‘Taigei’-Class Submarine with Stealth Features

Japan’s newest submarine which has stealth features and can remain submerged longer than comparable foreign submarines, was floated today at a shipyard in Kobe. “On October 14, Defense Minister Kishi visited Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard and attended the naming ceremony of the new submarine 29SS. She was named “Taigei” meaning “large whale,” the Japanese Ministry of Defence Tweeted. The first vessel in the advanced Taigei-class category, the submarine is built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries L