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| JS Hakugei ( SS-514 ) shortly after launch. Photo : JMSDF |
Japan's second Taigei-class lithium-powered attack submarine has been launched at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard this afternoon. This came exactly a year after the launch of the Taigei. It has been named the Hakugei ( はくげい ) which literally translated means white whale. In kanji characters Hakugei would be written as 白鯨.
JMSDF twitted that the name Hakugei refers to the white sperm whale ( マッコウクジラ makkokujira 抹香鯨 ). The ship naming and launching event was officiated by Rear Admiral Sonoda Naoki ( 園田直紀 ), Commander Kure District.
Official JMSDF video on the naming and launching ceremony of the Hakugei here :
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| Hakugei at Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard. Photo : JMSDF |
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| RAdm Sonoda Naoki with silver ship launching axe. Photo : JMSDF |
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| The submarine is officially named by Minister for Defense Kishi Nobuo ( 防衛大臣 岸信夫 ). Photo JMSDF |
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| Hakugei going down the slipway. Photo : JMSDF |
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| Hakugei SS-514 shortly after launch at KHI Kobe Shipyard. Photo : Wikipedia |
The naval band played the theme song of Space Battleship Yamato at the beginning of the video ....
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