Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Japan unveils Izumo, its largest warship
since World War II
A full-flat surface warship has just been
commissioned at Yokosuka, Japan. It is the largest vessel among Japan’s Maritime
Self-Defense Force (MSDF). It is 241-meter long and weighs 20,000 tons, about
the same tonnage as Yamato-class battleship during World War II. Unlike China’s
aircraft carrier, it is designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of hosting
seven anti-submarine patrol helicopters on top of two rescue and transport
helicopters. Why does Japan’s defense force need to fly that many helicopters
over the sea? Both China and North Korea have over 60 attack submarines
respectively, even though functionality of North Korea’s is questionable. Does Japan
or any country want to see a foreign sub hiding in the bay of the capital like
the Russian sub detected near Stockholm, Sweden in 2014?
Enjoy reading and learning about Japan’s
new commission of its largest vessel.
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