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lengthy procedure. This had the added benefit of eliminating the weight and considerable drag of the large and bulky floats, which in turn increased the speed and range of the aircraft, but made any recovery of the aircraft after completing the mission impossible. (For a similar defensive measure involving catapult-launched, disposable aircraft used by Allied
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tons), more than double their typical
American contemporaries. The cross-section of its pressure hull had a unique figure-of-eight shape which afforded the necessary strength and stability to handle the weight of a large on-deck aircraft hangar. To allow stowage of three aircraft along the vessel's centreline, the conning tower was offset to port.
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s, without floats, would fly at an altitude of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) across the northern coast of
Colombia to the vicinity of Colón. Now on the Caribbean side of the isthmus, they would turn westward on a heading of 270 degrees, then angle south-west and make their final approach to the Canal
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on the forward deck of the submarine. Underneath the catapult track were four high-pressure air flasks connected in parallel to a piston. The aircraft, mounted atop collapsible carriages via catapult attachment points along their fuselages, would be slung 70–75 feet along the track, though the piston
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s included a Mark 3 Model 1 air search radar equipped with two separate antennas. This unit was capable of detecting aircraft out to a range of 80 km (43 nmi). The boats were also equipped with Mark 2 Model 2 air/surface radar sets with distinctive horn-shaped antennas. Each boat carried an
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Located approximately amidships on the top deck was a cylindrical watertight aircraft hangar, 31 m (102 ft) long and 3.5 m (11 ft) in diameter. The outer access door could be opened hydraulically from within or manually from the outside by turning a large hand-wheel connected to a
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Yamamoto submitted the resulting proposal to Fleet
Headquarters on 13 January 1942. It called for 18 large submarines capable of making three round-trips to the west coast of the United States without refueling or one round-trip to any point on the globe. They also had to be able to store and launch
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having its bomb-release mechanism removed and replaced with a fixed mount. Realizing the implications of this change, he angrily confronted the executive officer of the squadron, who explained that the decision to withhold this intention from the other men was made to "avoid mental pressures on the
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Although this was the typical mode of operation, in cases where fast launching and recovery was essential for escape (see below), the floatplanes could be launched without their floats, and ditched upon landing, saving the time spent recovering and re-hangaring the aircraft, which was a complex and
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Each submarine had four 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) engines and carried enough fuel to go around the world one-and-a-half times—more than enough to reach the United States travelling east or west. Measuring more than 120 m (390 ft) long overall, they displaced 5,900 t (6,500 short
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When submerged and traveling at a slow speed of two knots, the offset superstructure forced the helmsman to steer seven degrees starboard in order to steer a straight course. When conducting a torpedo attack the captain had to take into account his larger turning circle to starboard than to port,
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The aircraft were to be launched by catapult, and fly their missions. The launching submarine was to submerge and stay in place to allow the aircraft to navigate back to the area by dead reckoning, where it would land on the water with its floats, and be hoisted back aboard by crane. Overall the
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fell, and word reached Japan that the Allies were preparing an assault on the
Japanese home islands. The Japanese Naval General Staff concluded the Panama Canal attack would have little impact on the war's outcome, and more direct and immediate action was necessary to stem the American advance.
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A Japanese engineer who had worked on the Canal during its construction handed over hundreds of documents to the Naval
General Staff, including blueprints of the Canal structures and construction methods. A team of three shipping engineers studied the documents and concluded that the locks at
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for AA defence, two aft and one forward of the conning tower. A single 25 mm (1 in) autocannon on a pedestal mount was also located just aft the bridge. One Type 11, 140 mm (5.5 in) deck gun was positioned aft of the hangar. It had a range of 15 km (9.3 mi).
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was specifically designed for use aboard the submarines and could carry an 800 kg (1,800 lb) bomb 1,000 km (620 mi) at 475 km/h (295 mph). To fit inside the narrow confines of the hangar, the floats were removed and stowed, the wings rotated 90 degrees and
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s were stored in special watertight compartments located just below the main deck on either side of the catapult track. From there they could be quickly slid forward on ramps and attached to the plane's wings. A third set of pontoons and additional spares were kept inside the hangar.
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floatplanes. The crane had an electrically operated hoist and was capable of lifting approximately 4.5 t (5.0 short tons). It was raised mechanically to a height of 8 m (26 ft) via a motor inside the boat. The boom extended out to a length of 11.8 m (39 ft).
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Japan surrendered before the Ulithi attack was launched, and on 22 August 1945, the crews of the submarines were ordered to destroy all their weapons. The torpedoes were fired without arming and the aircraft were launched without unfolding the wings and stabilizers. When
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at night, who would then drop "infected flea" bombs on the intended target, in the hope that the resulting infection would spread to the entire
Western seaboard and kill tens of thousands of people. The plan was scheduled for September 22, 1945, but
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s, each with an 800 kg (1,800 lb) bomb bolted to its fuselage, were to fly less than 50 m (160 ft) above the water to avoid radar detection and the
American fighters expected to be patrolling 4,000 m (13,000 ft) above.
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who had done guard duty there. He told
Fujimori that defensive air patrols had virtually ceased, since it was considered increasingly unlikely the Axis powers would ever attack the locks. This further convinced Fujimori of his plan's feasibility.
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had a range of 30,000 yards (17 miles (27 km)), preventing enemy ships from getting near enough to shell the locks. In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, air and sea patrols had been strengthened around both entrances, and
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of 12 m (39 ft) and a length of 11.6 m (38 ft). A crew of four could prepare and launch all three in 30 minutes (or 15 minutes if the planes' pontoons were not first attached, which would make recovery impossible). As the
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on the
Atlantic side offered a chance of causing greater damage, since it would be harder to halt any outflow of water. They estimated the Canal would be unusable for at least six months following a successful attack on the locks.
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and the other eight would carry 800 kg (1,800 lb) bombs. They were to make a combined torpedo and glide-bombing attack against the Gatun Locks. Eventually though, torpedo-bombing was dispensed with, because only one
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A special trim system was fitted to the boats, allowing them to loiter submerged and stationary while awaiting the return of their aircraft. However, operation of this system was noisy and its usefulness was in doubt.
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to control temperatures in tropic waters and no flush toilets. Lack of cold storage greatly limited the crew's diet, while inadequate sleeping quarters forced some of the crew to sleep on the decks or in passageways.
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s was originally designed to hold two aircraft. In 1943, however, Commander Yasuo
Fujimori, Submarine Staff Officer of the Naval General Staff, requested it be enlarged. This was deemed feasible and, as remodelled,
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on the surface, and could be detected by aircraft relatively easily. Dive time was 56 seconds, nearly double that of U.S. fleet subs, which made the boats easier to destroy from the air when caught on the surface.
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mainland by making aerial attacks against cities along the U.S. western and eastern seaboards using submarine-launched naval aircraft. He commissioned Captain Kameto Kuroshima to make a feasibility study.
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squadron leader had already suggested as much to Ariizumi earlier that month, though for a time this was kept secret from the other pilots. At the end of May, however, one pilot happened to observe a
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folded down and the top of the vertical stabilizer folded over so the overall forward profile of the aircraft was within the diameter of its propeller. When deployed for flight, the aircraft had a
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was later found by the same team off the southwest coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu in August 2013 at a depth of 700 metres (2,300 ft). NOAA researcher Jim Delgado, working aboard
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As the war continued and Japan's fortunes declined, however, security around the Canal grew increasingly lax. In January 1944 Commander Fujimori personally interviewed an American
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at least two attack aircraft armed with one torpedo or 800 kg (1,800 lb) bomb. By 17 March, general design plans for the submarines were finalized. Construction of
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class was designed with the range to travel anywhere in the world and return. A fleet of 18 boats was planned in 1942, and work started on the first in January 1943 at the
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aircraft underwater to their destinations. They were designed to surface, launch their planes, then quickly dive again before they were discovered. They also carried
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system. A similar demagnetizing system was carried on many Japanese surface ships during the first part of the war, until they were later removed during refitting.
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By 5 June 1945, all four aircraft-carrying submarines had arrived at Nanao Wan where a full-scale wooden model of the Gatun Locks gate had been built by the
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single-engined high-speed reconnaissance planes to Truk Island. They were to be disassembled, crated and loaded into the water-tight hangars of submarines
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ramming attacks against the gates, rather than conventional bombing runs, a tactic becoming increasingly common as the war went against the Japanese. The
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on June 4, 1946, to prevent the technology from being made available to the Soviets who were demanding access to them. Dr. James P. (Jim) Delgado of the
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The Japanese were well aware that American fortifications existed on both sides of the Canal. On the Atlantic, the large coastal artillery batteries of
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It is the only surviving example of this aircraft, and was found at the Aichi Aircraft Factory following the end of the war in August 1945. Shipped to
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To increase the size of the airborne attack force, Commander Fujimori requested that two additional fleet submarines still under construction at Kobe,
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flight crews practising rapid assembly, catapult launch and recovery of their aircraft. There was also rudimentary formation flying. From 15 June the
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departed for Truk on 11 July but never reached her destination. She was detected running on the surface, attacked, and damaged by radar-equipped
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s would be unloaded, reassembled and then flown over Ulithi to confirm the presence of American carriers anchored there. Following the delivery,
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pilots made practice daylight bombing runs against the wooden gate mock-up. By 20 June, all training ended and the operation was set to proceed.
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in April 1943, the number of aircraft-carrying submarines to be built was reduced from eighteen to nine, then five and finally three. Only
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was instituted. Most of the submarines were taken to a position designated as Point Deep Six, about 35 km (19 nmi) southeast of
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Following an inspection of Rabaul in August 1943, Captain Chikao Yamamoto and Commander Yasuo Fujimori conceived the idea of using the
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atoll, preparatory to making a series of raids against the home islands. The Japanese mission was changed to an attack on the
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Naval Arsenal, placed on a raft and towed into the bay. The following night, formal training commenced with the
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rack and spur gear. The door was made waterproof with a 51-millimetre-thick (2.0 in) rubber gasket.
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was completed on 24 July 1945, five weeks before the end of the war, but never made it to sea.
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on 16 July. An American destroyer escort later arrived and sank her with depth charges.
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to study them. While there, they received a message that the
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attack planes. They would then head to Singapore and join
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when launching their reconnaissance floatplanes (like the
2402:
Louis Lucero II, "Finding Japan's Aircraft-Carrier Sub,"
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were to sail for Hong Kong, where they would embark four
4784:: Officially classed as light cruisers until 1939 refits
2557:
I-400: Japan's Secret Aircraft-Carrying Strike Submarine
1033:
Fifteen American aircraft carriers had assembled at the
978:
locks at dawn. After completing their bombing runs, the
1207:– considerably longer and wider than the largest
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and stage further attacks with a combined force of ten
1123:
s were completely over-painted in silver with American
709:
2603:, Ushio Shobō (Japanese publishing company), July 1977
2576:
2571:
2237:"Where To Find The World's Most 'Wicked Bugs' - Fleas"
1320:
Members of the US Navy inspecting the plane hangar of
877:(secret submarine attack) to destroy the locks of the
193:
18.7 kn (34.6 km/h; 21.5 mph), surfaced
2686:
An I-400 article from a site named "Damn Interesting"
1214:
196:
6.5 kn (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph), submerged
2608:
Japanese Naval Vessels No.132, Japanese submarines I
2458:
2417:"WWII era Japanese submarine found off Hawaii coast"
1229:
specifically directed at the civilian population in
1091:
The second phase of the Ulithi attack was codenamed
474:(February 1944) at Kure. Only three were completed.
312:
in the 1960s. The IJN called this type of submarine
1844:
881:in an attempt to cut American supply lines to the
860:in front of the plane hangar, photographed by the
2583:., History of Pacific War Vol. 17 I-Gō Submarines
1119:Just before departing Maizuru Naval Station, the
754:backward hydraulically against the fuselage, the
521:Situated atop the hangar were three waterproofed
445:, he conceived the idea of taking the war to the
31:, with its long plane hangar and forward catapult
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1412:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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1971:
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321:
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2589:(Japanese publishing company), January 1998,
2263:
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2116:
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2000:The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II
1953:
1926:
795:system was the same as used by Japanese Navy
178:: 1,680 kW (2,250 hp) each, surface
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973:aircraft at 0300hrs on a moonlit night. The
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2859:Japanese naval ship classes of World War II
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1887:
1885:
1111:mission against the American carriers. The
263:1 × single-mounted 25 mm Type 96 autocannon
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2681:Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory report
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2339:I-401 Submarine Found off of Barbers Point
2258:
2111:
2022:
1980:
1816:IJN two-aircraft submarine seaplane tender
505:Deck plan and section profile of the type
4962:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1946
2777:-class submarine (Sentoku type submarine)
2699:Japan's WWII Monster Sub: How the deadly
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2219:
2210:
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2189:
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2013:
1962:
1304:Learn how and when to remove this message
138:6,560 long tons (6,670 t), submerged
6448:Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy
2446:(2). Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute
2031:
1944:
1935:
1917:
1882:
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1359:US Navy personnel inspecting the gun of
1354:
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851:
708:
677:-class boats had significant visual and
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135:5,223 long tons (5,307 t), surfaced
2538:Orita, Zenji and Joseph D. Harrington.
2433:
2099:Air International October 1989, p. 187.
1853:
1253:
1189:surrendered to the American destroyer,
6410:
2722:Secrets of the Dead: Japanese SuperSub
2620:, Asagumo Simbun (Japan), October 1975
2527:. London:Conway Maritime Press, 1991.
2287:"Finding Japan's Aircraft Carrier Sub"
2066:
2064:
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653:and was never equipped with aircraft.
594:The submarines were equipped with two
563:cables, running from the stern to the
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4790:: Incomplete until the end of the war
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2869:
2831:
2746:
2523:Layman, R.D. and Stephen McLaughlin.
567:. They were meant to protect against
2691:Story of the transpacific voyage of
2488:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
1578:searching for marine heritage sites
1286:adding citations to reliable sources
1257:
1048:(light), involved transporting four
771:paint to ease assembly in the dark.
605:coating made from a mixture of gum,
433:class was the brainchild of Admiral
2049:
1497:
1436:Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
849:, and other large American cities.
13:
1998:Boyd, Carl, and Yoshida, Akihiko,
1959:Layman and McLaughlin, p. 178–179.
1735:Construction stopped and scrapped
1221:Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night
1215:Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night
1025:Before the attack could commence,
950:pilot had mastered the technique.
656:
635:was fitted with a German-supplied
575:which normally triggers the mines
70:18 January 1943–24 July 1945
14:
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2817:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
2625:
2375:Whitfield, Bethany (5 May 2015).
1486:
342:. The type name was shortened to
249:14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun
6433:World War II submarines of Japan
6396:
6384:
6379:
6058:Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski
2434:Delgado, James P. (March 2014).
2250:Russell Working (June 5, 2001).
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1560:, 4 Jun 1946; The wreck of
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1134:Following the attack on Ulithi,
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6443:Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
2520:. Henry Holt and Company, 1954.
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1403:by torpedoes from US submarine
1273:needs additional citations for
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300:were the largest submarines of
2505:. Crown Publishers, NY, 2013.
2464:Senshi Sōsho #88 (1975), p.272
2235:Amy Stewart (April 25, 2011).
2072:I Was A Yank On A Japanese Sub
1861:Naval Weapons of World War Two
1:
2559:. Hikoki Publications, 2006.
1850:Senshi Sōsho #88 (1975), p.37
1833:
1461:National Air and Space Museum
1459:airplane is displayed at the
786:Two sets of pontoons for the
555:Strung along the submarine's
497:Design features and equipment
2555:and Gary Nila, Koji Takaki.
1421:
437:, Commander-in-Chief of the
310:ballistic missile submarines
7:
6418:Submarine aircraft carriers
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2002:, BlueJacket Books (2002),
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1786:5241 – 5248
1753:5237 – 5240
1434:deep-sea submarines of the
1367:Four remaining submarines,
1332:submarines, taking them to
933:, be modified to house two
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375:submarine aircraft carriers
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6438:Maritime incidents in 1946
1820:Submarine aircraft carrier
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1064:. Upon reaching Truk, the
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559:were two parallel sets of
489:actually entered service;
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288:I-yon-hyaku-gata sensuikan
156:12.0 m (39.4 ft)
124:Submarine aircraft carrier
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582:Electronics on board the
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332:Sen-Toku-gata sensuikan,
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253:3 × 25 mm triple-mounted
164:7.0 m (23.0 ft)
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5141:January (unknown date):
4799:Japanese transcription:
4778:: Converted to ship type
2703:mission almost succeeded
2239:. National Public Radio.
1838:
1209:American fleet submarine
1125:stars and bars insignias
1088:for further operations.
470:(Sept 1943) at Kobe and
388:for close-range combat.
214:100 m (330 ft)
148:122 m (400 ft)
5900:August (unknown date):
2960:Light aircraft carriers
2516:Hashimoto, Mochitsura.
2490:. London:Putnam, 1970.
2473:Rekishi Gunzō, p83, P85
2436:"Voyage of Rediscovery"
2252:"The trial of Unit 731"
1768:Cancelled October 1943
1672:Cancelled October 1943
1107:s before daybreak on a
839:Japanese Combined Fleet
439:Japanese Combined Fleet
115:General characteristics
6428:I-400-class submarines
6322:Corfu Channel incident
6305:Corfu Channel incident
6294:Corfu Channel incident
6283:Corfu Channel incident
6272:Corfu Channel incident
6197:Corfu Channel incident
6186:Corfu Channel incident
4772:: Single ship in class
4568:Landing craft carriers
4536:Imperial Japanese Army
2872:Imperial Japanese Navy
2440:Naval History Magazine
1911:Japanese naval vessels
1825:French submarine
1430:was discovered by the
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817:Battle of the Atlantic
756:horizontal stabilizers
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589:radar warning receiver
527:25 mm (1 in)
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466:(Oct 1943) at Sasebo;
443:attack on Pearl Harbor
368:Special Type Submarine
294:Imperial Japanese Navy
62:28,861,000 JPY in 1942
53:Imperial Japanese Navy
2542:. Major Books, 1976.
2326:www.combinedfleet.com
2322:"Imperial Submarines"
2308:www.combinedfleet.com
2304:"Imperial Submarines"
1564:, along with that of
1481:Silver Hill, Maryland
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206:43,123 mi. (69,400km)
6048:Northeastern Victory
5733:May (unknown date):
2406:, 2013-12-03, p. D3.
2293:, 2013-12-03, p. D3.
1801:Cancelled July 1943
1630:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
1594:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
1282:improve this article
1254:American inspections
571:, by nullifying the
441:. Shortly after the
377:able to carry three
222:144 officers and men
2501:Geoghegan, John J.
2423:. December 3, 2013.
1977:Sakaida, p. 104-107
1493:
1243:Southern California
899:anti-submarine nets
869:Panama Canal strike
833:Operational history
241:8 × 533 mm forward
5577:Georgetown Victory
5557:Empire Christopher
4205:(Sentaka-Shō Type)
4004:(Sentaka-Dai Type)
3288:Protected cruisers
2708:2010-04-20 at the
2676:wreckage off Hawai
2606:The Maru Special,
2599:The Maru Special,
2525:The Hybrid Warship
2404:The New York Times
2364:. 3 December 2013.
2344:2005-04-01 at the
2291:The New York Times
2254:. The Japan Times.
2174:Sakaida, pp. 46–9.
2165:Sakaida, pp. 46–7.
2156:Sakaida, pp. 45–6.
2108:Francillon, p. 292
2070:Paine, Thomas O.,
1932:Sakaida, p.100-101
1778: –
1745: –
1686:Kure Naval Arsenal
1647:, 1 Apr 1946
1533:Kure Naval Arsenal
1492:Construction data
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1391:in the waters off
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1227:biological weapons
989:pilots would make
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723:The hangar of the
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5320:Charles S. Haight
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2884:Aircraft carriers
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2644:-class Submarines
2565:978-1-902109-45-9
2511:978-0-307-46480-4
2486:Francillon, R.J.
2285:Louis Lucero II,
2147:Sakaida, p. 44–5.
2046:Hashimoto, p. 213
1814:AM type submarine
1805:
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1640:24 Jul 1945
1634:20 Oct 1943
1601:11 Mar 1944
1598:26 Apr 1943
1543:30 Dec 1944
1540:18 Jan 1944
1537:18 Jan 1943
1465:Udvar-Hazy Center
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1248:Japan surrendered
1127:covering the red
462:(April 1943) and
334:Submarine Special
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435:Isoroku Yamamoto
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1878:
1874:
1859:Campbell, John
1858:
1854:
1849:
1845:
1841:
1836:
1810:
1779:
1773:
1746:
1740:
1489:
1450:Chicago Tribune
1424:
1310:
1299:
1293:
1290:
1279:
1267:
1256:
1223:
1217:
1023:
906:prisoner-of-war
871:
847:Washington D.C.
835:
707:
701:
659:
657:Characteristics
561:demagnetization
499:
427:
397:Kure, Hiroshima
351:
338:
319:
278:
45:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
6461:
6451:
6450:
6445:
6440:
6435:
6430:
6425:
6420:
6403:
6402:
6375:
6372:
6371:
6369:
6368:
6349:Unknown date:
6346:
6336:
6326:
6310:
6259:
6248:
6238:
6222:
6212:
6201:
6174:
6163:
6153:
6149:Alfred Victory
6143:
6132:
6122:
6111:
6109:
6105:
6104:
6102:
6101:
6081:Unknown date:
6078:
6062:
6052:
6042:
6032:
6016:
5999:
5989:
5978:
5968:
5958:
5948:
5938:
5927:
5923:Cassius Hudson
5917:
5907:
5897:
5887:
5877:
5831:
5793:
5782:
5772:
5762:
5746:
5730:
5720:
5710:
5694:
5684:
5674:
5663:
5653:
5631:
5620:
5571:
5561:
5551:
5535:
5525:
5514:
5480:
5469:
5313:
5302:
5292:
5288:Karl Leonhardt
5282:
5271:
5261:
5250:
5240:
5230:
5214:
5204:
5188:
5178:
5168:
5158:
5148:
5138:
5128:
5118:
5100:
5089:
5067:
5051:
5029:
5007:Empire Tigachi
5001:
4985:
4973:
4971:
4965:
4964:
4959:
4958:
4951:
4944:
4936:
4927:
4926:
4822:(re)model/mark
4767:
4764:
4763:
4760:
4759:
4756:
4755:
4753:
4752:
4742:
4735:
4733:
4729:
4728:
4726:
4725:
4717:
4715:
4709:
4708:
4705:
4704:
4702:
4701:
4693:
4691:
4687:
4686:
4684:
4683:
4676:
4669:
4661:
4659:
4655:
4654:
4652:
4651:
4644:
4636:
4634:
4630:
4629:
4627:
4626:
4619:
4611:
4609:
4605:
4604:
4602:
4601:
4594:
4586:
4584:
4572:
4570:
4564:
4563:
4561:
4560:
4552:
4550:
4540:
4539:
4527:
4526:
4523:
4522:
4519:
4518:
4516:
4515:
4514:(suicide boat)
4509:
4502:
4500:
4496:
4495:
4492:
4491:
4489:
4488:
4481:
4474:
4467:
4460:
4453:
4446:
4439:
4432:
4425:
4417:
4415:
4411:
4410:
4408:
4407:
4400:
4393:
4386:
4378:
4376:
4369:
4363:
4362:
4360:
4359:
4352:
4345:
4338:
4331:
4324:
4317:
4309:
4307:
4301:
4300:
4298:
4297:
4290:
4283:
4276:
4268:
4266:
4260:
4259:
4256:
4255:
4253:
4243:
4238:
4233:
4231:
4225:
4224:
4222:
4221:
4214:
4207:
4199:
4191:
4189:(Sen-Shō Type)
4182:
4179:
4178:
4176:
4175:
4167:
4159:
4151:
4142:
4140:
4134:
4133:
4131:
4123:
4115:
4107:
4099:
4091:
4083:
4075:
4073:
4064:
4060:
4059:
4057:
4056:
4049:
4042:
4035:
4028:
4021:
4014:
4012:(Sentoku Type)
4006:
3998:
3990:
3981:
3978:
3977:
3975:
3974:
3966:
3958:
3949:
3947:
3941:
3940:
3938:
3937:
3929:
3920:
3918:
3912:
3911:
3909:
3908:
3900:
3892:
3883:
3881:
3875:
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3872:
3871:
3863:
3855:
3846:
3844:
3838:
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3826:
3818:
3810:
3801:
3799:
3793:
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3782:
3774:
3766:
3758:
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3742:
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3716:
3710:
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3698:
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3687:
3685:
3681:
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3673:
3671:
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3664:
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3655:
3647:
3639:
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3621:
3613:
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3604:
3596:
3595:
3593:
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3569:
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3561:
3554:
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3539:
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3533:
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3529:
3528:
3526:
3525:
3518:
3510:
3508:
3504:
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3501:
3500:
3492:
3484:
3482:
3478:
3477:
3475:
3474:
3466:
3459:
3452:
3444:
3442:
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3435:
3434:
3427:
3419:
3417:
3410:
3409:
3402:
3395:
3387:
3384:
3383:
3381:
3380:
3373:
3366:
3358:
3356:
3349:
3348:
3341:
3334:
3326:
3324:
3317:
3311:
3310:
3308:
3307:
3300:
3292:
3290:
3284:
3283:
3281:
3280:
3273:
3266:
3259:
3252:
3245:
3238:
3231:
3224:
3216:
3214:
3212:Light cruisers
3208:
3207:
3205:
3204:
3197:
3190:
3182:
3180:
3174:
3173:
3171:
3170:
3163:
3156:
3149:
3142:
3135:
3128:
3120:
3118:
3116:Heavy cruisers
3112:
3111:
3109:
3108:
3103:
3096:
3089:
3082:
3075:
3068:
3060:
3058:
3052:
3051:
3049:
3048:
3041:
3034:
3027:
3019:
3017:
3011:
3010:
3008:
3007:
3000:
2993:
2986:
2979:
2972:
2964:
2962:
2956:
2955:
2953:
2952:
2945:
2938:
2931:
2924:
2917:
2910:
2903:
2896:
2888:
2886:
2876:
2875:
2863:
2862:
2855:
2854:
2847:
2840:
2832:
2823:
2822:
2820:
2819:
2813:
2810:
2809:
2807:
2806:
2799:
2792:
2784:
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2769:
2762:
2755:
2747:
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2725:
2719:
2712:
2696:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2669:
2668:
2667:
2660:
2653:
2637:
2627:
2626:External links
2624:
2622:
2621:
2611:
2604:
2597:
2567:
2553:Sakaida, Henry
2550:
2540:I-Boat Captain
2536:
2521:
2514:
2499:
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2227:
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2209:
2200:
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2158:
2149:
2140:
2131:
2129:Sakaida, p. 82
2122:
2120:Sakaida, p.134
2110:
2101:
2092:
2090:Sakaida, p. 36
2076:
2048:
2039:
2030:
2021:
2019:Sakaida, p. 92
2012:
1988:
1979:
1970:
1968:Sakaida, p. 73
1961:
1952:
1950:Sakaida, p. 81
1943:
1941:Sakaida, p. 17
1934:
1925:
1916:
1893:
1891:Sakaida, p. 16
1881:
1879:Sakaida, p. 15
1872:
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1512:
1509:
1506:
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1500:
1488:
1487:Boats in class
1485:
1423:
1420:
1312:
1311:
1270:
1268:
1261:
1255:
1252:
1219:Main article:
1216:
1213:
1022:
1019:
941:s would carry
870:
867:
834:
831:
815:groups in the
801:light cruisers
703:Main article:
700:
697:
667:superstructure
658:
655:
618:anechoic tiles
573:magnetic field
569:magnetic mines
498:
495:
426:
423:
317:type submarine
267:
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68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
43:
39:
38:
37:Class overview
34:
33:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
6460:
6449:
6446:
6444:
6441:
6439:
6436:
6434:
6431:
6429:
6426:
6424:
6421:
6419:
6416:
6415:
6413:
6399:
6395:
6394:December 1945
6391:
6387:
6382:
6378:
6373:
6366:
6365:
6360:
6359:
6354:
6353:
6347:
6344:
6343:
6342:Niels Poulson
6337:
6334:
6333:
6327:
6323:
6319:
6318:
6311:
6306:
6302:
6301:
6295:
6291:
6290:
6284:
6280:
6279:
6273:
6269:
6268:
6260:
6257:
6256:
6249:
6246:
6245:
6244:Patrick Henry
6239:
6236:
6235:
6230:
6229:
6223:
6220:
6219:
6213:
6210:
6209:
6202:
6198:
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6187:
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6182:
6175:
6172:
6171:
6164:
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6160:
6154:
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6150:
6144:
6141:
6140:
6133:
6130:
6129:
6123:
6120:
6119:
6113:
6112:
6110:
6106:
6099:
6098:
6093:
6092:
6086:
6085:
6079:
6076:
6075:
6070:
6069:
6068:Monte Pascoal
6063:
6060:
6059:
6053:
6050:
6049:
6043:
6040:
6039:
6033:
6030:
6029:
6024:
6023:
6017:
6014:
6013:
6007:
6006:
6000:
5997:
5996:
5990:
5987:
5986:
5979:
5976:
5975:
5969:
5966:
5965:
5959:
5956:
5955:
5949:
5946:
5945:
5939:
5936:
5935:
5928:
5925:
5924:
5918:
5915:
5914:
5908:
5905:
5904:
5898:
5895:
5894:
5888:
5885:
5884:
5878:
5875:
5874:
5868:
5867:
5861:
5860:
5854:
5853:
5847:
5846:
5840:
5839:
5832:
5829:
5828:
5823:
5822:
5816:
5815:
5809:
5808:
5802:
5801:
5794:
5791:
5790:
5783:
5780:
5779:
5773:
5770:
5769:
5763:
5760:
5759:
5754:
5753:
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5744:
5743:
5738:
5737:
5731:
5728:
5727:
5721:
5718:
5717:
5711:
5707:
5706:
5700:
5695:
5692:
5691:
5685:
5682:
5681:
5675:
5672:
5671:
5664:
5661:
5660:
5654:
5651:
5650:
5645:
5644:
5639:
5638:
5632:
5629:
5628:
5621:
5618:
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5611:
5610:
5604:
5603:
5597:
5596:
5591:
5590:
5585:
5584:
5579:
5578:
5572:
5569:
5568:
5562:
5559:
5558:
5552:
5549:
5548:
5543:
5542:
5536:
5533:
5532:
5531:Empire Bridge
5526:
5523:
5522:
5515:
5512:
5511:
5506:
5505:
5500:
5499:
5494:
5493:
5488:
5487:
5481:
5478:
5477:
5470:
5466:
5465:
5460:
5459:
5454:
5453:
5448:
5447:
5442:
5441:
5436:
5435:
5430:
5429:
5424:
5423:
5418:
5417:
5412:
5411:
5406:
5405:
5400:
5399:
5394:
5393:
5388:
5387:
5382:
5381:
5376:
5375:
5370:
5369:
5364:
5363:
5358:
5357:
5352:
5351:
5346:
5345:
5340:
5339:
5334:
5333:
5328:
5327:
5322:
5321:
5314:
5311:
5310:
5303:
5300:
5299:
5293:
5290:
5289:
5283:
5280:
5279:
5272:
5269:
5268:
5262:
5259:
5258:
5251:
5248:
5247:
5241:
5238:
5237:
5231:
5228:
5227:
5222:
5221:
5215:
5212:
5211:
5205:
5202:
5201:
5196:
5195:
5189:
5186:
5185:
5179:
5176:
5175:
5169:
5166:
5165:
5159:
5156:
5155:
5149:
5146:
5145:
5139:
5136:
5135:
5134:Luray Victory
5129:
5126:
5125:
5119:
5116:
5115:
5109:
5108:
5101:
5098:
5097:
5090:
5087:
5086:
5081:
5080:
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5058:
5052:
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5015:
5014:
5009:
5008:
5002:
4999:
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4992:
4986:
4983:
4982:
4975:
4974:
4972:
4970:
4966:
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4919:
4907:
4898:
4886:
4877:
4865:
4856:
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4789:
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4777:
4771:
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4695:
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4674:
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4588:
4587:
4585:
4581:
4577:
4576:
4571:
4569:
4565:
4559:
4558:
4557:Yamashio Maru
4554:
4553:
4551:
4549:
4545:
4541:
4537:
4532:
4528:
4513:
4510:
4507:
4506:Toku Daihatsu
4504:
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4497:
4487:
4486:
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4391:
4387:
4385:
4384:
4380:
4379:
4377:
4373:
4370:
4368:
4364:
4358:
4357:
4356:Kamikawa Maru
4353:
4351:
4350:
4346:
4344:
4343:
4339:
4337:
4336:
4332:
4330:
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4130:
4128:
4124:
4122:
4120:
4116:
4114:
4113:(K5/Toku-Chū)
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4108:
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4104:
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4098:
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4092:
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3967:
3965:
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3945:Type D/Sen'yu
3942:
3936:
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3926:
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3916:Junsen Type C
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3905:
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3899:
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3891:
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3879:Junsen Type B
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3868:
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3856:
3854:
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3848:
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3845:
3843:
3842:Junsen Type A
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3573:Torpedo boats
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3141:
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3136:
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3119:
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2672:Discovery of
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2609:
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2598:
2596:
2595:4-05-601767-0
2592:
2588:
2584:
2581:
2580:
2577:Rekishi Gunzō
2575:
2573:
2568:
2566:
2562:
2558:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2548:0-89041-103-4
2545:
2541:
2537:
2534:
2533:0-85177-555-1
2530:
2526:
2522:
2519:
2515:
2512:
2508:
2504:
2500:
2497:
2496:0-370-00033-1
2493:
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2126:
2117:
2115:
2105:
2096:
2087:
2085:
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2081:
2073:
2067:
2065:
2063:
2061:
2059:
2057:
2055:
2053:
2043:
2037:Orita, p. 317
2034:
2025:
2016:
2009:
2005:
2001:
1995:
1993:
1983:
1974:
1965:
1956:
1947:
1938:
1929:
1923:Sakaida, p.74
1920:
1912:
1906:
1904:
1902:
1900:
1898:
1888:
1886:
1876:
1869:
1868:0-87021-459-4
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1390:
1386:
1385:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1370:
1362:
1357:
1353:
1351:
1350:C-3 explosive
1347:
1343:
1339:
1335:
1331:
1323:
1318:
1308:
1305:
1297:
1287:
1283:
1277:
1276:
1271:This section
1269:
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1260:
1259:
1251:
1249:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1228:
1222:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1202:
1199:than the USS
1198:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1159:
1157:
1153:
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1126:
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1087:
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1071:
1067:
1063:
1059:
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1047:
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1031:
1028:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1008:
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1000:
996:
992:
988:
983:
981:
976:
972:
968:
964:
960:
956:
951:
949:
944:
940:
936:
932:
928:
923:
920:
916:
910:
907:
902:
900:
896:
891:
886:
884:
883:Pacific Ocean
880:
876:
863:
859:
854:
850:
848:
844:
840:
830:
828:
827:
822:
818:
814:
808:
806:
802:
798:
792:
789:
784:
781:
777:
772:
770:
766:
761:
757:
753:
748:
743:
741:
738:
737:
731:
726:
719:
718:
711:
706:
696:
693:
689:
683:
680:
676:
672:
668:
664:
654:
652:
648:
644:
642:
638:
634:
631:In May 1945,
629:
627:
623:
619:
615:
612:
608:
604:
599:
597:
592:
590:
585:
580:
578:
574:
570:
566:
562:
558:
553:
549:
546:
541:
539:
538:torpedo tubes
534:
531:
528:
525:triple-mount
524:
519:
515:
508:
503:
494:
492:
488:
484:
480:
475:
473:
469:
465:
461:
457:
451:
448:
447:United States
444:
440:
436:
432:
422:
420:
416:
415:
410:
409:
405:at Kure, and
404:
403:
398:
394:
389:
387:
383:
380:
376:
369:
361:
357:
349:
345:
336:
335:
325:
318:
316:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
289:
277:
275:
262:
259:
256:
252:
250:
246:
244:
243:torpedo tubes
240:
238:
235:
231:
230:
229:
226:
225:
221:
218:
217:
213:
210:
209:
205:
202:
201:
195:
192:
191:
190:
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186:
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177:
173:
172:
171:
168:
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163:
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159:
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137:
134:
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129:
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119:
118:
113:
109:
106:
105:
101:
98:
97:
93:
90:
89:
85:
82:
81:
78:1944–45
77:
75:In commission
74:
73:
69:
66:
65:
61:
58:
57:
54:
49:
44:
41:
40:
35:
30:
25:
20:
6363:
6357:
6351:
6341:
6331:
6316:
6299:
6288:
6277:
6266:
6255:Green Ranger
6254:
6243:
6233:
6227:
6217:
6207:
6191:
6180:
6169:
6158:
6148:
6138:
6127:
6117:
6096:
6090:
6082:
6074:Schwabenland
6073:
6067:
6057:
6047:
6037:
6027:
6021:
6011:
6004:
5994:
5984:
5973:
5963:
5953:
5943:
5933:
5922:
5912:
5902:
5893:Empire Cross
5892:
5882:
5872:
5865:
5858:
5851:
5844:
5837:
5826:
5820:
5813:
5806:
5799:
5788:
5777:
5767:
5757:
5751:
5741:
5735:
5725:
5715:
5704:
5698:
5689:
5679:
5669:
5658:
5648:
5642:
5636:
5626:
5615:
5608:
5601:
5594:
5588:
5582:
5576:
5565:
5555:
5546:
5540:
5530:
5520:
5509:
5503:
5497:
5491:
5485:
5475:
5463:
5457:
5451:
5445:
5439:
5433:
5427:
5421:
5415:
5409:
5403:
5397:
5391:
5385:
5379:
5373:
5367:
5361:
5355:
5349:
5343:
5337:
5331:
5325:
5319:
5308:
5297:
5287:
5277:
5266:
5256:
5245:
5235:
5225:
5219:
5209:
5199:
5193:
5183:
5173:
5163:
5153:
5143:
5133:
5122:
5113:
5106:
5095:
5084:
5078:
5072:
5062:
5056:
5046:
5040:
5034:
5024:
5018:
5012:
5006:
4996:
4990:
4980:
4905:
4884:
4863:
4842:
4821:
4800:
4793:
4787:
4781:
4775:
4769:
4721:
4698:Takatsu Maru
4696:
4678:
4671:
4666:Kibitsu Maru
4664:
4648:Tamatsu Maru
4646:
4641:Mayasan Maru
4639:
4623:Tokitsu Maru
4621:
4615:
4598:Nigitsu Maru
4597:
4590:
4575:Shinshū Maru
4574:
4556:
4484:
4477:
4470:
4463:
4456:
4449:
4442:
4435:
4428:
4421:
4403:
4396:
4389:
4382:
4355:
4348:
4341:
4334:
4327:
4320:
4313:
4292:
4286:
4278:
4272:
4217:
4210:
4202:
4194:
4186:
4170:
4162:
4154:
4146:
4129:(K7/Sen-Chū)
4126:
4118:
4110:
4102:
4094:
4086:
4078:
4052:
4045:
4038:
4031:
4024:
4017:
4009:
4008:
4001:
3996:(Senho Type)
3993:
3985:
3969:
3961:
3953:
3932:
3924:
3903:
3895:
3887:
3866:
3858:
3850:
3829:
3821:
3813:
3805:
3785:
3777:
3769:
3761:
3753:
3745:
3737:
3702:
3689:
3675:
3658:
3650:
3643:
3624:
3617:
3600:Escort ships
3588:
3581:
3557:
3550:
3543:
3521:
3514:
3496:
3488:
3470:
3462:
3455:
3448:
3430:
3423:
3405:
3398:
3391:
3376:
3369:
3362:
3355:Type Special
3344:
3337:
3330:
3303:
3296:
3276:
3269:
3262:
3255:
3248:
3241:
3234:
3227:
3220:
3200:
3193:
3186:
3166:
3159:
3152:
3145:
3138:
3131:
3124:
3106:Design A-150
3099:
3092:
3085:
3078:
3071:
3064:
3045:Shimane Maru
3044:
3037:
3030:
3023:
3003:
2996:
2989:
2982:
2975:
2968:
2948:
2941:
2934:
2927:
2920:
2913:
2906:
2899:
2892:
2802:
2795:
2788:
2774:
2773:
2715:
2700:
2692:
2673:
2663:
2656:
2649:
2641:
2633:
2617:
2614:Senshi Sōsho
2607:
2600:
2582:
2578:
2569:
2556:
2539:
2524:
2517:
2502:
2487:
2480:Bibliography
2469:
2460:
2448:. Retrieved
2443:
2439:
2429:
2420:
2411:
2403:
2398:
2386:. Retrieved
2380:
2370:
2361:
2352:
2334:
2325:
2316:
2307:
2298:
2290:
2281:
2272:
2245:
2230:
2221:
2212:
2203:
2170:
2161:
2152:
2143:
2134:
2125:
2104:
2095:
2071:
2042:
2033:
2024:
2015:
2010:, pp. 27, 29
1999:
1982:
1973:
1964:
1955:
1946:
1937:
1928:
1919:
1910:
1875:
1860:
1855:
1846:
1826:
1780:
1774:
1747:
1741:
1708:
1677:
1652:
1645:Gotō Islands
1620:
1610:
1607:Captured by
1584:
1573:
1567:
1561:
1556:
1549:
1546:Captured by
1523:
1467:in suburban
1456:
1454:
1443:
1439:
1431:
1427:
1425:
1406:
1383:
1377:
1372:
1368:
1366:
1360:
1346:Fukue Island
1341:
1329:
1327:
1321:
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1294:January 2016
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1280:Please help
1275:verification
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6234:Prinz Eugen
6218:Prinz Eugen
6038:Prinz Eugen
4796:: Cancelled
4732:Small craft
4680:Settsu Maru
4616:Kumano Maru
4591:Akitsu Maru
4499:Small craft
4349:Akitsushima
4071:Kaichū Type
3797:Junsen Type
3730:Kaidai Type
3056:Battleships
2362:reuters.com
1557:Trumpetfish
1455:A restored
1448:, told the
1418:documents.
1407:Trumpetfish
1002:aircrews."
919:Gatun locks
769:luminescent
740:floatplanes
6412:Categories
6352:Brown Bear
5983:HMCS
5932:HMAS
5614:HMAS
5210:Fulham VII
5144:Akagi Maru
4969:Shipwrecks
4801:class/type
4713:Submarines
4673:Hyugū Maru
4294:Heian Maru
4236:Kō-hyōteki
3714:Submarines
3603:(Kaibōkan)
3463:Michitsuki
3399:Shiratsuyu
3315:Destroyers
2616:, Vol. 88
2450:20 January
2008:1557500150
1834:References
1514:Completed
1508:Laid down
1342:Road's End
1334:Sasebo Bay
1235:California
1158:aircraft.
915:Miraflores
805:Aichi E13A
734:Aichi M6A
715:Aichi M6A
643:in April.
601:A special
596:periscopes
565:bow planes
530:autocannon
477:Following
298:submarines
258:autocannon
237:sea-planes
219:Complement
211:Test depth
169:Propulsion
6315:HMS
6298:HMS
6287:HMS
6267:Mauritius
6265:HMS
6253:RFA
6206:HMS
6190:HMS
6179:HMS
6168:USS
6137:HMS
6089:HMS
6010:HMS
5985:Middlesex
5871:USS
5864:USS
5859:Pilotfish
5857:USS
5850:USS
5843:USS
5836:USS
5819:USS
5812:USS
5805:USS
5798:USS
5787:USS
5758:Kunashiri
5703:USS
5668:USS
5627:Tarantula
5625:HMS
5607:HMS
5600:USS
5474:USS
5276:USS
5257:Extricate
5255:USS
5112:USS
5105:USS
5094:HMS
4979:USS
4747:(armored
4397:Hashidate
4273:Komahashi
4248:(suicide
4063:2nd class
3906:(B Kai 2)
3898:(B Kai 1)
3869:(A Kai 2)
3861:(A Kai 1)
3722:1st class
3536:2nd class
3522:Tachibana
3497:Shimakaze
3489:Shimakaze
3456:Fuyutsuki
3392:Hatsuharu
3323:1st class
1723:Shipyard
1609:USS
1555:USS
1548:USS
1511:Launched
1498:Boat num.
1422:Artifacts
1405:USS
1231:San Diego
1129:Hinomarus
1095:(storm).
943:torpedoes
829:mission.
705:Aichi M6A
626:Tarnmatte
509:submarine
386:torpedoes
379:Aichi M6A
99:Cancelled
91:Completed
42:Operators
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6289:Saumarez
6281: ;(
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6012:Saltburn
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5880:30 Jul:
5873:Skipjack
5866:Saratoga
5845:Arkansas
5834:25 Jul:
5807:Carlisle
5800:Anderson
5768:Kamikaze
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5609:Stubborn
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5521:Despatch
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5191:12 Feb:
5181:10 Feb:
5131:30 Jan:
5124:Bluenose
5121:28 Jan:
5114:Southard
5107:Snowbell
5103:14 Jan:
4739:Daihatsu
4658:M Type A
4608:M Type C
4367:Gunboats
3816:(J1 Kai)
3690:Number 2
3676:Number 1
3618:Shimushu
3558:Wakatake
3377:Akatsuki
3338:Kamikaze
3331:Minekaze
3125:Furutaka
2706:Archived
2701:Sen-Toku
2342:Archived
1808:See also
1717:Kawasaki
1701:air raid
1575:Pisces V
1505:Builder
1445:Pisces V
1393:Kalaeloa
1389:scuttled
1109:kamikaze
991:kamikaze
875:sen toku
843:New York
826:kamikaze
821:CAM ship
797:cruisers
780:catapult
760:wingspan
699:Aircraft
622:Alberich
620:such as
607:asbestos
603:anechoic
557:gunwales
227:Armament
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6329:8 Dec:
6278:Leander
6251:24 Sep
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6208:Diomede
6177:8 May:
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6097:Yu 1007
6022:Leipzig
6005:Liberté
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4722:Maru Yu
4512:Shin'yō
4457:Karatsu
4443:Fushimi
4342:Nisshin
4328:Chitose
4250:torpedo
3964:(D Kai)
3935:(C Kai)
3703:Ioshima
3662:(B Kai)
3654:(B bis)
3628:(A Kai)
3625:Etorofu
3582:Chidori
3471:Akizuki
3449:Akizuki
3406:Asashio
3370:Ayanami
3345:Mutsuki
3304:Chikuma
3277:Ioshima
3065:Kawachi
3038:Shin'yō
2997:Chitose
2949:Shinano
2921:Shōkaku
2640:WW2DB:
1827:Surcouf
1611:Segundo
1570:(IX-71)
1416:US Navy
1338:Soviets
1027:Okinawa
1007:Maizuru
862:US Navy
637:snorkel
523:Type 96
425:Origins
315:Sentoku
282:伊四百型潜水艦
255:Type 96
176:diesels
107:Retired
83:Planned
6300:Volage
6228:Nagato
6192:Superb
6159:Orphée
6091:Truant
5964:Albany
5883:Nagato
5852:LSM-60
5838:Apogon
5827:Sakawa
5821:Lamson
5699:DD-224
5659:Ha-205
5595:Ro-500
5567:Alfios
5498:Ha-216
5492:Ha-210
5486:Ha-207
5386:Ha-208
5380:Ha-203
5374:Ha-202
5368:Ha-201
5362:Ha-111
5356:Ha-109
5350:Ha-108
5344:Ha-107
5338:Ha-106
5332:Ha-105
5326:Ha-103
5236:U-1197
5200:U-3514
5174:U-1228
5096:Safari
5085:U-2511
5079:U-1023
5073:U-1010
5063:U-2356
5057:U-1109
5047:U-2506
5025:U-2351
5019:U-2336
4997:U-2502
4981:Dorsey
4876:"Otsu"
4813:"Gata"
4690:Type B
4633:Type A
4583:Type C
4485:Tatara
4471:Narumi
4450:Kotaka
4404:Okitsu
4335:Mizuho
4314:Notoro
4287:Jingei
4280:Taigei
4246:Kaiten
4241:Kairyū
4229:Midget
4218:Ro-501
4211:Ro-500
4203:Ha-201
4195:Ha-101
4187:Ro-100
4138:Type L
3684:Type D
3670:Type C
3651:Hiburi
3644:Mikura
3636:Type B
3610:Type A
3507:Type D
3495:Super
3481:Type C
3469:Super
3441:Type B
3431:Yūgumo
3424:Kagerō
3416:Type A
3363:Fubuki
3256:Katori
3249:Sendai
3242:Yūbari
3235:Nagara
3221:Tenryū
3194:Yakumo
3153:Mogami
3100:Yamato
3093:Nagato
2632:About
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1568:Kailua
1457:Seiran
1432:Pisces
1401:Hawaii
1197:longer
1156:Seiran
1144:Seiran
1121:Seiran
1113:Seiran
1105:Seiran
1093:Arashi
1078:Seiran
1054:(Myrt)
1046:Hikari
1041:base.
1039:Ulithi
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995:Seiran
987:Seiran
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948:Seiran
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776:Seiran
765:Seiran
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747:Seiran
736:Seiran
717:Seiran
651:tanker
577:fusing
545:Seiran
536:Eight
419:Sasebo
382:Seiran
350:suikan
346:-gata
306:I-400s
296:(IJN)
145:Length
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6358:I-201
6317:Ocean
6241:Jul:
6181:Orion
6128:I-203
6118:I-201
5954:U-977
5944:Takao
5934:Waree
5903:I-372
5789:Solar
5778:Myōkō
5752:I-400
5742:Ro-63
5736:Ro-62
5726:I-401
5690:I-201
5680:I-203
5649:I-155
5643:I-154
5637:I-153
5616:Tolga
5602:Solar
5589:Ro-68
5583:I-121
5547:I-504
5541:I-503
5510:Ro-31
5504:I-202
5464:Ro-50
5458:I-402
5452:I-367
5446:I-366
5440:I-162
5434:I-159
5428:I-158
5422:I-157
5416:I-156
5278:Roche
5226:I-506
5220:I-502
5194:I-501
5184:U-975
5164:I-505
5154:U-764
5041:U-901
5035:U-541
5013:U-825
4991:U-516
4918:"Tei"
4897:"Hei"
4834:"Kai"
4464:Maiko
4436:Atami
4414:River
4390:Ataka
4375:Ocean
4321:Kamoi
4171:Ro-60
4163:Ro-57
4155:Ro-53
4147:Ro-51
4127:Ro-35
4119:Ro-33
4111:Ro-29
4103:Ro-26
4095:Ro-16
4087:Ro-13
4079:Ro-11
4053:I-506
4046:I-505
4039:I-504
4032:I-503
4025:I-502
4018:I-501
4010:I-400
4002:I-201
3994:I-351
3986:I-121
3970:I-373
3962:I-372
3954:I-361
3788:(KD7)
3786:I-176
3780:(KD6)
3778:I-168
3772:(KD5)
3770:I-165
3764:(KD4)
3762:I-162
3756:(KD3)
3754:I-153
3748:(KD2)
3746:I-152
3740:(KD1)
3659:Ukuru
3589:Ōtori
3515:Matsu
3270:Ōyodo
3263:Agano
3201:Izumo
3187:Asama
3167:Ibuki
3146:Takao
3139:Myōkō
3072:Kongō
3031:Kaiyō
3024:Taiyō
3004:Ibuki
2990:Ryūhō
2983:Zuihō
2976:Ryūjō
2969:Hōshō
2942:Unryū
2935:Taihō
2914:Hiryū
2907:Sōryū
2893:Akagi
2803:I-402
2796:I-401
2789:I-400
2775:I-400
2716:I-400
2693:I-400
2674:I-401
2664:I-402
2657:I-401
2650:I-400
2642:I-400
2634:I-400
2518:Sunk!
2388:6 May
1870:p.191
1839:Notes
1781:I-417
1775:I-410
1748:I-409
1742:I-406
1713:5236
1709:I-405
1682:5235
1678:I-404
1657:5234
1653:I-403
1626:5233
1621:I-402
1590:5232
1585:I-401
1562:I-400
1529:5231
1524:I-400
1517:Fate
1502:Boat
1440:I-400
1428:I-401
1395:near
1384:I-203
1378:I-201
1373:I-401
1369:I-400
1361:I-400
1330:I-400
1322:I 400
1239:I-400
1187:I-400
1171:Saiun
1140:I-401
1136:I-400
1101:I-401
1097:I-400
1086:I-401
1082:I-400
1066:Saiun
1052:Saiun
959:I-401
955:I-400
858:I-400
730:I-400
725:I-400
688:I-400
675:I-400
671:I-400
663:I-400
647:I-402
633:I-401
611:bilge
584:I-400
507:I-400
491:I-402
487:I-401
483:I-400
472:I-404
468:I-403
464:I-402
460:I-401
456:I-400
431:I-400
414:I-402
408:I-401
402:I-400
393:I-400
274:I-400
203:Range
188:Speed
161:Draft
67:Built
29:I-401
6390:1947
6377:1945
6276:HMS
6170:Wasp
6139:Saga
5913:Ohio
5716:I-14
5701:(ex-
5519:USS
5476:S-35
5410:I-58
5404:I-53
5398:I-47
5392:I-36
4855:"Kō"
4478:Suma
4429:Seta
4422:Toba
4383:Saga
4173:(L4)
4165:(L3)
4157:(L2)
4149:(L1)
4121:(K6)
4105:(K4)
4097:(K3)
4089:(K2)
4081:(K1)
3972:(D2)
3933:I-52
3925:I-16
3904:I-54
3896:I-40
3888:I-15
3867:I-13
3859:I-12
3853:(A1)
3832:(J3)
3824:(J2)
3808:(J1)
3738:I-51
3551:Momi
3544:Momo
3297:Yodo
3228:Kuma
3160:Tone
3132:Aoba
3079:Fusō
2928:Hiyō
2900:Kaga
2591:ISBN
2561:ISBN
2544:ISBN
2529:ISBN
2507:ISBN
2492:ISBN
2452:2020
2390:2015
2004:ISBN
1864:ISBN
1566:USS
1550:Blue
1397:Oahu
1381:and
1205:wide
1201:Blue
1192:Blue
1175:I-13
1167:I-14
1165:and
1163:I-13
1152:I-14
1150:and
1148:I-13
1138:and
1099:and
1084:and
1074:I-14
1072:and
1070:I-13
1062:I-14
1060:and
1058:I-13
1050:C6N
967:I-14
965:and
963:I-13
931:I-14
929:and
927:I-13
897:and
799:and
774:The
745:The
713:The
661:The
641:mine
614:keel
587:E27
485:and
429:The
411:and
391:The
344:Toku
326:型潜水艦
271:The
247:1 ×
153:Beam
120:Type
59:Cost
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5995:N35
5307:HM
5298:Z34
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3927:(C)
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3830:I-7
3822:I-6
3814:I-5
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624:or
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