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got back underway from Paramushiro on 10 April 1943 to carry ammunition and mail to Attu and Kiska. She stopped at Attu on 12 April to unload cargo, then put back to sea. She again called at Attu from 14 to 16 April 1943 and embarked several staff officers before heading for Kiska, which she reached
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about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) away but they did not detect her, so she ran west on the surface at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), the best speed she could make, to charge batteries and ventilate her interior spaces. Tanabe transmitted a report to Combined Fleet headquarters
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on the initial approach, so the submarine circled to starboard to increase the range and then fired a salvo of four torpedoes — two followed three seconds later by two more — either at 13:30 from a range of 1,200 yards (1,100 m) or at 13:31 from range of 1,900 yards (1,700 m), according to
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at a range of 11,000 yards (10,000 m), and commenced firing at her from a range of 6,500 yards (5,900 m) about 30 minutes after sighting her; another source states that a single destroyer engaged her, closing to a range of 5,470 yards (5,000 m) and firing at her intermittently. After
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surfaced 4,500 yards (4,100 m) off the eastern tip of Eastern Island at around 21:54 on 4 June and proceeded on the surface to Sand Island. At 01:24 on 5 June 1942, she opened fire from a point 1,100 yards (1,000 m) southwest of Midway. She fired six rounds from her 100-millimeter
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forced her to withdraw and head back to the Shortlands. She made an overnight stop at the Shortlands anchorage on 3–4 January 1943, called at Truk from 7 to 8 January, and then proceeded to Kure, Japan, where she arrived on 14 January 1943 to undergo repairs.
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eventually rolled over and sank in 16,650 feet (5,075 m) of water on the morning of 7 June 1942. One of only two Japanese submarines to make contact with enemy forces during the Battle of Midway and the only one to inflict damage,
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deploying to oppose the Japanese invasion had passed through the area of the Japanese submarine patrol line before the submarines of the Advance Expeditionary Force arrived on their patrol stations, and — other than
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returned to Kiska. She embarked sick personnel of the Kiska garrison and the ground personnel of the 452nd Naval Air Group and then headed for Paramushiro, where she arrived on 4 April 1943.
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on the northeast coast of Attu on 15 March, unloaded part of her cargo, and then got back underway to proceed to Kiska. She was on the surface off the entrance to Holtz Bay at 17:27
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sighted destroyers circling 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) away at 06:00 and submerged, slowing to 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) for the final approach through
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arrived at Kiska on 17 March 1943 and discharged the rest of her cargo of ammunition, as well as 6 tons of provisions. She then put back to sea to conduct a war patrol south of
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was one of 13 submarines that formed the Advance Expeditionary Force. With her repairs completed, she departed Kure, Japan, under Tanabe′s command on 23 May 1942 and headed for
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could take over the bombardment from her at 01:00 on 5 June 1942, and then to remain off Eastern Island and report U.S. air activity at Midway subsequent to the bombardment.
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at a distance of 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) at 04:10 on 6 June 1942. She closed the range from a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) at 6
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got back underway on 31 December 1941 and proceeded to Kure, Japan, arriving there on 9 January 1942 for further repair work. During her stay at Kure, Nakamura boarded the
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underwent repairs at Yokosuka. After their completion, she departed Kure on 12 July 1943, called at Truk from 22 to 25 July, and then put back to sea and set course for
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to support Japanese forces in the campaign. Sources do not describe her activities over the next two months, but she arrived at Kure, Japan, on 18 November 1942 and was
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on 19 April 1943. After unloading her cargo, she headed for Japan, and arrived at Yokosuka on 9 May 1943. She resumed her assignment to Submarine Squadron 3 that day.
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150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) north-northeast of Midway. Sources disagree on the subsequent sequence of events: One claims that a U.S. Navy
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reconnaissance of Midway′s Sand Island on 2 June, and on 3 and 4 June she circumnavigated Midway, providing weather reports to Combined Fleet headquarters.
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submerged and evaded the approaching destroyers. She surfaced again at 20:00, having survived attacks with 40 depth charges over the course of 13 hours.
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escorted by two destroyers 550 nautical miles (1,020 km; 630 mi) east of Midway on 5 June 1942 but could not get into a firing position. See
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got underway from Kure on 15 December 1942 and made for Truk, which she reached on 22 December 1942. She then moved to the Japanese anchorage in the
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and the other submarines of Submarine Squadron 3 were on station 25 to 50 nautical miles (46 to 93 km; 29 to 58 mi) south of
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By 11 November 1941, Submarine Squadron 3 had been assigned to the 6th Fleet′s Advance Force. That day, the 6th Fleet's commander,
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before she was sunk in 1943. She is best known for her achievements during the Battle of Midway when, under the command of
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launches," an indication the forces on the atoll had been alerted to the impending Japanese attack. She made her first
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departed Paramushiro on her first Aleutians supply run, carrying ammunition bound for Attu and Kiska. She arrived at
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in the Kure Naval District on 15 December 1938, then was attached directly to the Kure Naval District on 1 May 1939.
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was one of 98 Imperial Japanese Navy ships that gathered along with more than 500 aircraft on the Japanese coast at
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while she was on the surface that day, forcing her to submerge, and that she received orders to intercept and sink
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12, previously deactivated in 1929, was reactivated on 8 October 1934 and subordinated to the Kure Naval District,
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Otoji Nakamura, decided to terminate her patrol and make for Kwajalein, which she reached on 28 December 1941.
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surfaced at 16:40, an hour before sunset, intending to fight it out on the surface if necessary. She sighted
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fire forced her to submerge. The Japanese cancelled the heavy cruiser bombardment that was to have followed.
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and placed in reserve on 19 October 1940. While she was inactive, Submarine Squadron 3 was reassigned to the
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when the PBY attacked her. Either way, she avoided damage during the aircraft's attack and proceeded toward
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limped back to Japan using only two engines, a journey of twelve days. Almost out of fuel, she arrived at
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to be presumed lost with all hands in the area of north of Rabaul. The Japanese removed her from the
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descended to 200 feet (61 m) and slowed to 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) directly under
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at a range of five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) at night, reporting "unusually frequent
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area off China, returning to Mako on 6 September 1936. Submarine Division 12 was placed in the Third
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for a training cruise in southern Chinese waters, completing it when the six submarines arrived at
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Submarine Division 12 was reassigned to Submarine Squadron 3 in the 2nd Fleet on 15 November 1939.
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from forward storage and moved them astern to trim the submarine because of the flooding forward.
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soon returned to her patrol area. Over the course of several days beginning on 13 December 1941,
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in Hawaiian waters. On 31 January 1942, Lieutenant Commander Yahachi Tanabe took command of
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was at Kure, she was assigned to the Northern District Force to support Japanese forces on
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As Japanese military forces began to deploy for the opening Japanese offensive of the war,
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crews who had participated in the attack, but none of the midget submarines returned, and
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avoided damage and launched a strike which badly damaged the American aircraft carrier
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was the largest ship sunk by a submarine during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
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in Japanese history — in honor of the 2,600th anniversary of the enthronement of the
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after resurfacing, but another claims that she already was on her way to intercept
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on 25 or 26 June 1942, according to different sources, and began repairs there.
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The only other Japanese submarine to make contact with enemy forces during the
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sank the only two ships the U.S. Navy lost during the battle, and at the time
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until 17:36, when he lost sight of her. Many accounts incorrectly identified
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remained undetected, but overly cautious use of her periscope resulted in
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Imperial Japanese Navy Kadai-class cruiser submarine of the KD6 sub-class
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departed Sasebo on 31 August 1942 and proceeded to the Japanese base at
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began on 4 June 1942, when aircraft from the Japanese aircraft carriers
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got underway from Kwajalein on 23 November 1941 and set course for the
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60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) off New Hanover Island at
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on 15 November 1940. She returned to active service on 25 July 1941.
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Assigned to support Operation MI, the planned Japanese invasion of
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observed the Japanese airstrike from her patrol station off the
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to bombard the airfield on Midway's Eastern Island until the
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noises stopped, but in fact all three torpedoes missed, and
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of the submarines of the squadron aboard his flagship, the
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On 10 September 1943, the Imperial Japanese Navy declared
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Dieter Jung; Peter Mickel (1977).
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was attached to the Kure Naval District. When Submarine
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1,400 (1,785 maximum) tons surface, 2,440 tons submerged
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poisoning, and all unoccupied crewmen grabbed sacks of
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warships lost in the battle: the already badly damaged
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attacks, the last attack of which damaged many of her
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The patrol was uneventful, and on 1 April 1943 727:on 2 December 1941, indicating that war with the 404: 3719: 2087: 2085: 2083: 2081: 2079: 2077: 1839: 1794: 1792: 1790: 1788: 1786: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1778: 1776: 575:, Formosa, on 2 April 1940. On 11 October 1940, 476:Submarine Division 12 was assigned to Submarine 2335: 2286: 2101: 2099: 2040: 2954:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1943 2273: 2271: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2263: 1196:and dropped two depth charges. The destroyers 760:with orders to attack any ships attempting to 526:on 4 August 1936 for a training cruise in the 2939: 2287:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (1 May 2016). 2261: 2259: 2257: 2255: 2253: 2251: 2249: 2247: 2245: 2243: 2233: 2231: 2229: 2227: 2225: 2223: 2074: 1773: 1244:′s battery cells prompted her crew to put on 3803:World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean 3768:Japanese submarines lost during World War II 2096: 1766: 1764: 1762: 1760: 1758: 1401: 1228:at 15:30. A depth charge exploding near the 1169:different sources. The first torpedo struck 1575:. The Japanese never heard from her again. 1509:′s commanding officer continued to observe 1131:assistance to the carrier, which was under 752:By the day of the attack, 7 December 1941, 2946: 2932: 2367: 2240: 2220: 2065: 2063: 1755: 488:, on 15 November 1935. On 13 April 1936, 2336:Tanabe, Yahachi (May 1963). "I sank the 1181:, and the fourth torpedo missed astern. 1066: 1027:On the morning of 5 June 1942, Japanese 855:, and on 20 May 1942 she was renumbered 748:First war patrol: Attack on Pearl Harbor 2060: 1338: 435:on 26 June 1933. She was completed and 355:, operating in support of the Japanese 14: 3773:Warships lost in combat with all hands 3763:Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign 3720: 1681:with the loss of all 97 men on board. 1434:, which she reached on 10 March 1943. 2927: 2366: 2171: 1259:With her batteries nearly exhausted, 836:, on 17 January 1942 and briefed the 214:322 ft 10 in (98.40 m) 52: 2358:El sumergible japonés I-68 (spanish) 1702: 1296:After conducting emergency repairs, 815:After undergoing initial repairs at 351:commissioned in 1934. She served in 865:Second war patrol: Battle of Midway 810: 663:departed Saeki Bay on the coast of 222:26 ft 11 in (8.20 m) 24: 1184:After observing the torpedo hits, 764:from Pearl Harbor. On 8 December, 731:would commence on 8 December 1941 442: 375:Yahachi Tanabe, she sank the only 25: 3814: 3783:Ships sunk by American submarines 3738:Ships built by Kure Naval Arsenal 2913:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines 2767:class (Type KD7/Shin-Kaidai Type) 2351: 1456:, which misidentified her as an " 1382:After completion of her repairs, 1085:sinking. Both ships were sunk by 545:on 27 March 1940 in company with 3748:World War II submarines of Japan 3703: 3698: 3686: 3678: 2346:. United States Naval Institute. 1551: 1318:′s 6 June report of having sunk 1177:on her starboard side below her 269:(26,000 km; 16,000 mi) 54: 33: 3788:Maritime incidents in July 1943 2310: 2280: 2191: 2165: 2154: 2143: 1013:, inflicting no damage, before 742: 473:were assigned to the division. 299:/14 × 21 in (533 mm) 3798:Shipwrecks in the Bismarck Sea 3778:Submarines lost with all hands 2172:Tully, Anthony (19 May 2014). 2132: 2121: 2110: 1718:, which sighted the U.S. Navy 1583:As dusk fell on 27 July 1943, 784:was subjected to 21 separate 405:Construction and commissioning 13: 1: 3793:Submarines sunk by submarines 3758:Ships of the Battle of Midway 1743: 1635:at 18:12, sinking her in the 1363:. With her repairs complete, 875:Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 644:. 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Index

Japanese submarine I-68

Empire of Japan
Kure Naval Arsenal
Kure
Japan
USS Scamp
Kaidai-type submarine
bhp
diesel engines
knots
nmi
torpedo tubes
torpedoes
10 cm/50 Type 88 naval gun
13.2 mm (0.52 in)
Imperial Japanese Navy
Kaidai–type
cruiser submarine
sub-class
World War II
attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Guadalcanal campaign
Aleutian Islands campaign
Lieutenant Commander
United States Navy
aircraft carrier
USS Yorktown (CV-5)
destroyer

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