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When she again surfaced she began a high-speed run to get ahead of the convoy and reach its estimated position at daybreak. Upon reaching this position, she submerged to await the convoy's approach, but when she surfaced at dawn on 6 June 1943 she found herself 21,500 yards (19,700 m) off the convoy's port quarter. Given the long range and the likelihood of encountering Allied patrol aircraft in daylight, she discontinued the pursuit and continued south, arriving off
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side, and when she reached a position 4,000 yards (3,700 m) off its starboard beam, she began to set up an attack, but a destroyer ahead of the convoy turned toward her and forced her to dive. She resurfaced at 21:45 and again closed for an attack, only to have an escort force her to dive again.
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was 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) northeast of Coffs
Harbour when she detected the propeller noises of Convoy PG53 at a range of 13,000 yards (11,900 m). Taking advantage of bad weather and poor visibility, she surfaced at 12:55 and closed to only 1,600 yards (1,500 m) behind
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departed Truk on 6 November 1942 bound for Kure, where she arrived on 12 November 1942 to undergo an overhaul. During her stay in Japan, Submarine
Division 11 was disbanded on 15 March 1943 and she was reassigned that day to Submarine Division 12, which also was a part of Submarine Squadron 3. After
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appeared twice, forcing her to submerge for 20 to 25 minutes each time before surfacing to resume her pursuit of the convoy. At sunset, however, she still was in contact with the convoy and 6,000 meters (6,600 yd) astern of it. By 20:22, she was 5,000 yards (4,600 m) off the convoy's
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attacked her on 12 September 1943, dropping several bombs which landed close aboard but inflicted no significant damage. She arrived at Rabaul later on 12 September. During her stay there, Submarine
Squadron 3 was disbanded on 15 September 1943, and
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headed east. During the evening of 7 June 1943, she sighted a vessel which dropped two depth charges nearby. She then proceeded to the south. During the evening of 9 June 1943, she reached the southern limit of her assigned operating area in the
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arrived at her lifeguard station 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southeast of Oahu on 29 May 1942. The aircraft were scheduled to arrive at the French
Frigate Shoals on 30 May 1942 and make their Pearl Harbor flight on 31 May. When
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left Rabaul on her second supply run on 7 September 1943. She called at Lae on 9 September 1943 to disembark Mori and unload her cargo. After embarking the outgoing 7th Base Unit commanding officer, Rear
Admiral Ruitaro Fujita, as well as
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staff officers and 30 sick
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers, she got back underway the same day bound for Rabaul. During her return voyage, an Allied destroyer attacked her on 10 September 1943, dropping 26 depth charges. When her
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30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of Tarawa when her lookouts sighted an approaching U.S. destroyer. She crash-dived, and a depth-charge attack followed which knocked out her lights and caused serious leaks in her
1948:. The first Japanese submarine to supply Sio, she arrived there on 1 October 1943 and discharged her cargo. She then called at Rabaul from 3 to 11 October 1943 before proceeding to Truk, which she reached on 16 October 1943.
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received orders to terminate her patrol and return to Truk via a route that took her east of the
Solomon Islands. She sighted no other vessels or aircraft during her return voyage, and she reached Truk on 1 July 1943.
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to investigate a reported U.S. naval base there. She reconnoitered
Kingman Reef from 23 to 25 December 1941, but found no sign of a base. She then proceeded to Kwajalein, which she reached on 31 December 1941.
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1615:. She found no ships until 13 June 1943, when at 14:00 she sighted an Allied convoy of at least six transports escorted by two destroyers 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of
442:(19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph); submerged, they had a range of 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph).
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departed Truk on 9 August 1943 bound for Rabaul, where she arrived on 13 August 1943. She began her first supply run with her departure from Rabaul on 31 August 1943, called at
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put to sea from Truk on 24 November 1943 to begin her eighth war patrol, with orders to form part of a submarine patrol line northwest of
Butaritari. On 1 December 1943, an
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departed Truk for her seventh war patrol, assigned a patrol area off the east coast of
Australia. She arrived at a point 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) off
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already operating flying boats there. She radioed her news of this sighting after she surfaced that night, and the reconnaissance flight was postponed for a day. When
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in her starboard side aft, killing 26 men and wrecking the vessel's steering gear. Moments later, lookouts aboard the 5,551-gross register ton U.S. Army Transport
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fired two torpedoes at two overlapping transports, which her commanding officer estimated as of 8,000 and 10,000 gross register tons. One torpedo struck the 5,000-
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exploded, setting her on fire from stem to stern almost immediately, and her cargo of ammunition exploded shortly afterward. Seven minutes after the torpedo hit,
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at a range of 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) and closed with her. The aircraft's crew sighted her at a range of 600 yards (550 m), but she
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1911:. She called at Finschhafen on 21 September, and after unloading her cargo departed the same day for her return to Rabaul. During her return voyage, the
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was 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) east of Sydney at 04:50 on 7 June 1943 when she sighted the 7,176-gross register ton American
438:(43 km/h; 26 mph) on the surface and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) underwater. On the surface, the KD3Bs had a range of 10,000
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at a range of 16,250 yards (14,860 m). She surfaced at 18:00 and gave chase, but was forced to discontinue the pursuit and submerge when
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again observed the French Frigate Shoals on 31 May, she found the American ships still there and noted U.S. Navy flying boats landing in the
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got underway from Truk on 23 December 1943 bound for Kure, which she reached on 30 December 1943. She underwent further repairs at Kure.
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surfaced to fight it out with the destroyer, but found no Allied ships in sight and proceeded with her voyage. As she neared Rabaul, a
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began on 4 June 1942, and it ended on 7 June 1942 in a decisive Japanese defeat. The Japanese cancelled the invasion of Midway.
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got back underway from Rabaul on 24 July 1942 to commence her fourth war patrol, assigned a patrol area off the east coast of
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attacked a Japanese submarine with bombs as it submerged southeast of Truk and claimed a sinking. For the next two days, an
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made no contact with enemy forces during the battle and concluded her patrol with her arrival at Kwajalein on 20 June 1942.
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got underway from Kwajalein on 23 November 1941 with the commander of Submarine Division 11 embarked and set course for the
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completion of her overhaul, she got underway from Kure on 5 May 1943 bound for Truk, which she reached on 11 May 1943.
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took place on the morning of 7 December 1941, the submarines of Submarine Squadron 3 were deployed south of Oahu, with
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and remained submerged for 35 minutes. The Beaufort loitered in the area, and made another attack only moments after
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after the attack due to injury, damage, or lack of fuel were instructed to land their aircraft on Niihau, from which
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on 30 June 1943, and forced a reduction in the number of troops and amount of cargo committed to the landings.
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set out from Kwajalein on her third war patrol on 9 July 1942, tasked with conducting a reconnaissance of the
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moved to the Solomons in response. The patrol was uneventful, and she returned to Rabaul on 17 August 1942.
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in the southeastern Solomon Islands. The patrol passed quietly, and she concluded it with her arrival at
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to be lost east of Truk with all 107 hands. The Japanese struck her from the Navy list on 10 June 1944.
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got underway from Kure on 3 April 1944 to begin her ninth war patrol, assigned a patrol area in the
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crash-dived again, this time remaining underwater for 25 minutes before returning to the surface.
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patrolled south of Pearl Harbor to rescue the crews of the aircraft if they were shot down.
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compartment. When her battery became depleted and her oxygen supply was almost exhausted,
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of 4.57 meters (15 ft 0 in). They had a diving depth of 75 metres (246 ft)
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sighted two of them passing the ship. All four torpedoes missed, and within an hour an
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area south of Rennell Island as part of the B Group, a patrol line which also included
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arrived off the French Frigate Shoals on 29 May 1942, however, she found the U.S. Navy
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began a hard turn to port, but the torpedo hit her in her starboard side in her No. 1
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closed the range and worked into a position of ahead of her to set up a dawn attack.
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to remain submerged for the rest of the day. She headed south in the late afternoon.
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on the coast of New South Wales southeast of Coffs Harbour. At 16:37 she sighted
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surfaced to fight it out with the destroyer and managed to escape into a rain
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patrol aircraft reported an Allied convoy of six transports escorted by three
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at the rear of the convoy turned toward her. The convoy escaped.
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on 11 April 1944, and the Japanese never heard from her again.
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surfaced and opened fire with her 120-millimeter (4.7 in)
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was 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) east of
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and attacked her with depth charges, but she escaped.
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2325:
2323:
2321:
2319:
2317:
2315:
2313:
2311:
2309:
2307:
2305:
2303:
2301:
2299:
2297:
2295:
2293:
2291:
2289:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2281:
2279:
2277:
1157:set out from Rabaul on her fifth war patrol with
1108:for repairs. She reached Rabaul on 23 July 1942.
864:, Japan, where they arrived on 19 February 1942.
721:on 2 December 1941, indicating that war with the
481:
4297:
3020:Carpenter, Dorr B. & Polmar, Norman (1986).
2968:"IJN Submarine I-21: Tabular Record of Movement"
2928:
2926:
2924:
2922:
2823:
2374:
2275:
2273:
2271:
2269:
2267:
2265:
2263:
2261:
2259:
2257:
1680:escorted by the Royal Australian Navy corvettes
1634:she was leaving behind her. The aircraft bombed
634:On 11 November 1941, the 6th Fleet's commander,
565:on 27 March 1940 in company with the submarines
3717:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1944
3019:
2965:
2899:
2847:
2845:
2804:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (12 June 2010).
2803:
2652:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (12 June 2010).
2651:
2033:to attack the U.S. landing force. Accordingly,
1976:. In response, the commander of the 6th Fleet,
1938:, and returned to Rabaul on 24 September 1943.
1745:before she could answer her helm. Her cargo of
1676:, which consisted of ten cargo ships and three
1630:at 22:50 on 14 June 1943, then sighted a large
1412:to achieve an attack position while submerged,
217:1,800 hp (1,300 kW) (electric motors)
3071:. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, Inc., 2006.
3000:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2715:
794:— arrived over Niihau on 7 December, however,
262:8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
3702:
2919:
2861:
2859:
2857:
2254:
2045:headed toward Butaritari, and Takagi ordered
1551:s crew heard the explosion of two torpedoes.
1512:, which was nearing the end of a voyage from
1357:While submerged off Brisbane on 3 June 1943,
1306:, which was nearing the end of a voyage from
4351:Japanese submarines lost during World War II
4346:World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
3058:Hackett, Bob & Kingsepp, Sander (2001).
2842:
770:would recover them. By the time two damaged
762:. Japanese pilots unable to return to their
411:of 8.2 meters (26 ft 11 in) and a
2094:
2059:probably had been sunk on 29 November, and
1436:, but failed to find her. Upon receiving a
1081:Third, fourth, fifth, and sixth war patrols
939:rescued the crew members of the guard boat
814:— until he was killed on 13 December 1941.
470:13.2 mm (0.52 in) Hotchkiss M1929
3709:
3695:
3130:
2854:
2140:Early on the morning of 12 April 1944, an
909:on 18 April 1942. In support of the raid,
806:by diving his plane into the sea, but the
3110:(22). Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
1852:by making supply runs between Rabaul and
1229:
398:
3043:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
3038:
2995:
174:2,605 tonnes (2,564 long tons) submerged
3105:
2202:in the 12 April 1944 attack.
1753:′s crew abandoned ship and she sank at
1715:. After penetrating the escort screen,
1579:′s commanding officer mistook it for a
1322:at 11:36, and at 11:38 lookouts aboard
1190:got underway from Truk in company with
603:, on 2 April 1940. On 11 October 1940,
171:1,839 tonnes (1,810 long tons) surfaced
14:
4366:Warships lost in combat with all hands
4298:
3108:Journal of the Australian War Memorial
3083:
2835:Fran, Richard B., "Zero Hour on Niihau
1843:
824:area on 17 December 1941 and made for
782:— one each from the aircraft carriers
516:on 1 June 1938. She was completed and
3690:
3129:
2936:. pacificeagles.com. 26 November 2017
2737:
1958:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
1241:
836:
631:, a component of the Combined Fleet.
389:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
43:
2247:
2245:
2156:and floating debris were visible at
1951:
867:
689:on 11 November 1941 in company with
259:(43 km/h; 26 mph) surfaced
4316:Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal
2115:
1871:Kunio Mori, aboard as a passenger,
1539:fired four torpedoes at 06:06, and
963:
745:
685:departed Saeki Bay on the coast of
528:
510:on 28 March 1937, she was numbered
24:
2224:
2039:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
725:would commence on 8 December 1941
523:
200:4.57 m (15 ft 0 in)
192:8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
184:105 m (344 ft 6 in)
25:
4382:
3676:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
3530:class (Type KD7/Shin-Kaidai Type)
3024:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
2242:
2233:
2066:On the night of 6 December 1943.
1599:survived the encounter unharmed.
1575:. When a third torpedo exploded,
893:launched by the aircraft carrier
758:assigned lifeguard duty south of
533:On the day of her commissioning,
4356:Maritime incidents in April 1944
4326:World War II submarines of Japan
4281:
4276:
4264:
4256:
2070:was on the surface charging her
2053:to intercept and attack it, but
1956:The U.S. offensive phase of the
1002:(Allied reporting name "Emily")
733:in Hawaii. She arrived south of
486:The submarine that would become
461:. They were also armed with one
434:. The submarines could reach 23
45:
2989:
2959:
2948:
2877:
2868:
2757:
2731:
1571:and mistakenly thought she was
740:
4371:Submarines lost with all hands
2738:Tully, Anthony (19 May 2014).
2704:
2693:
2682:
2671:
482:Construction and commissioning
13:
1:
4336:Ships of the Battle of Midway
3039:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
2230:Carpenter & Polmar, p. 96
2212:
2150:Bombing Squadron 108 (VB-108)
1891:United States Army Air Forces
1885:supply was nearly exhausted,
1496:, New South Wales, at 19:00.
1012:Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
885:United States Army Air Forces
854:Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
666:. The attack would begin the
457:. They carried a total of 14
367:commissioned in 1938. During
309:6 × 533 mm (21 in)
27:Kaidai type cruiser submarine
2217:
1723:U.S. Navy tank landing ship
1653:landing close aboard on her
1559:then observed the undamaged
1400:United States Army Transport
1338:, Queensland. to search for
1254:— the northernment point of
935:in the approaches to Japan.
134:Sunk 12 April 1944
7:
4341:Submarines sunk by aircraft
2998:Submarines of World War Two
2120:With her repairs complete,
1390:at the northeastern tip of
1123:. She also operated in the
327:13.2 mm (0.52 in)
10:
4387:
2996:Bagnasco, Erminio (1977).
1664:At 01:00 on 16 June 1943,
1268:Royal Australian Air Force
1137:United States Marine Corps
923:from the aircraft carrier
641:, held a meeting with the
623:, Japan's legendary first
541:and assigned to Submarine
494:on 16 October 1934 at the
4361:Ships sunk by US aircraft
4251:
4126:
3722:
3671:
3525:
3413:
3364:
3315:
3190:
3161:
3138:
2063:did not find the convoy.
1812:, the Allied landings on
1477:At 10:25 on 5 June 1943,
1246:At 17:00 on 16 May 1943,
714:
463:120 mm (4.7 in)
318:120 mm (4.7 in)
214:(6,700 kW) (diesels)
146:
38:
34:
2095:December 1943–April 1944
1804:remained afloat and was
670:and bring Japan and the
330:anti-aircraft machinegun
126:on 20 May 1942
4311:Kaidai-class submarines
2135:
1924:Huon Peninsula campaign
1167:to patrol southwest of
731:International Date Line
715:Niitakayama nobore 1208
371:, she took part in the
291:75 m (246 ft)
147:General characteristics
18:Japanese submarine I-74
4331:Attack on Pearl Harbor
3132:Kaidai-type submarines
2934:"Midway: The Approach"
1878:Imperial Japanese Army
1583:explosion and ordered
1458:, which was escorting
1230:November 1942–May 1943
1183:on 22 September 1942.
802:pilot opted to commit
660:attack on Pearl Harbor
399:Design and description
373:attack on Pearl Harbor
352:Imperial Japanese Navy
2148:patrol aircraft from
1991:, and the submarines
1920:landed at Finschhafen
1623:and submerged again.
1446:Royal Australian Navy
1396:South East Queensland
1361:sighted a northbound
1147:on 7 August 1942, so
1008:French Frigate Shoals
776:Allied reporting name
613:Imperial fleet review
553:, a component of the
3062:. Combinedfleet.com.
2883:Cappellino, pp. 6–9.
2099:After the auxiliary
1894:B-17 Flying Fortress
1602:After the attack on
1143:in the southeastern
1133:Guadalcanal campaign
1106:Bismarck Archipelago
856:on their way to the
772:Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
737:on 4 December 1941.
537:was attached to the
496:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
381:Guadalcanal campaign
82:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
4306:Type KD6 submarines
2772:Japan Defense Focus
2765:"2012 Fleet Review"
2171: /
2130:Japan Standard Time
1850:New Guinea campaign
1844:New Guinea campaign
1810:Operation Chronicle
1768: /
1202:and the submarines
1196:Indispensable Reefs
1131:was on patrol, the
1119:in the vicinity of
750:When the attack on
643:commanding officers
539:Kure Naval District
520:on 15 August 1938.
426:, each driving one
385:New Guinea campaign
4027:Yoshida Maru No. 1
2176:10.750°N 152.483°E
1773:30.983°S 153.800°E
1678:tank landing ships
1638:, but missed, and
1557:commanding officer
1386:was submerged off
1372:escorted by three
1294:gross register ton
1242:Seventh war patrol
1161:and the submarine
911:United States Navy
901:struck targets on
837:January–April 1942
4293:
4292:
3684:
3683:
2972:combinedfleet.com
2906:combinedfleet.com
2874:Cappellino, p. 4.
2851:Cappellino, p. 3.
2810:combinedfleet.com
2744:combinedfleet.com
2658:combinedfleet.com
2144:-based U.S. Navy
1952:Eighth war patrol
1835:On 20 June 1943,
1312:Panama Canal Zone
1258:off the coast of
1171:and southeast of
868:Second war patrol
764:aircraft carriers
391:and operated off
361:cruiser submarine
337:
336:
16:(Redirected from
4378:
4285:
4280:
4268:
4260:
4244:
4233:
4222:
4212:
4210:Bergen explosion
4204:
4201:Pan-Pennsylvania
4194:
4185:Bombay explosion
4179:
4168:
4157:
4146:
4119:
4103:
4093:
4057:
4046:
4030:
4001:
3991:
3981:
3971:
3948:
3938:
3935:Pan-Pennsylvania
3921:
3905:
3895:
3885:
3869:
3859:
3849:
3833:
3816:
3806:
3790:
3774:
3758:
3748:
3738:
3711:
3704:
3697:
3688:
3687:
3422:class (Type KD6)
3369:class (Type KD5)
3320:class (Type KD4)
3199:class (Type KD3)
3166:class (Type KD2)
3143:class (Type KD1)
3127:
3126:
3119:
3102:
3067:Polmar, Norman.
3063:
3054:
3035:
3011:
2983:
2982:
2980:
2978:
2963:
2957:
2952:
2946:
2945:
2943:
2941:
2930:
2917:
2916:
2914:
2912:
2897:
2884:
2881:
2875:
2872:
2866:
2863:
2852:
2849:
2840:
2832:
2821:
2820:
2818:
2816:
2801:
2784:
2783:
2781:
2779:
2769:
2761:
2755:
2754:
2752:
2750:
2735:
2729:
2724:
2713:
2708:
2702:
2697:
2691:
2686:
2680:
2675:
2669:
2668:
2666:
2664:
2649:
2372:
2367:
2252:
2251:Bagnasco, p. 183
2249:
2240:
2239:Chesneau, p. 198
2237:
2231:
2228:
2197:
2196:
2194:
2193:
2192:
2190:
2183:
2182:
2177:
2172:
2169:
2168:
2167:
2164:
2146:PB4Y-1 Liberator
2126:Marshall Islands
2116:Ninth war patrol
2101:submarine tender
2079:compartment and
2058:
1966:Battle of Tarawa
1964:, beginning the
1795:
1794:
1792:
1791:
1790:
1788:
1780:
1779:
1778:-30.983; 153.800
1774:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1764:
1761:
1721:displacement ton
1649:resurfaced, the
1617:Wollongong Light
1538:
1532:
1520:, to Sydney. As
1368:of at least six
1274:detected her on
1264:Bristol Beaufort
1181:Caroline Islands
1071:Battle of Midway
1029:seaplane tenders
968:On 20 May 1942,
964:Midway operation
941:Iwate Maru No. 1
879:in company with
858:Aleutian Islands
828:in the northern
822:Hawaiian Islands
746:First war patrol
716:
703:Hawaiian Islands
668:Pacific campaign
545:11 in Submarine
529:Pre-World War II
422:(3,356 kW)
420:brake-horsepower
377:Battle of Midway
313:(4 bow, 2 stern)
55:
50:
49:
48:
32:
31:
21:
4386:
4385:
4381:
4380:
4379:
4377:
4376:
4375:
4296:
4295:
4294:
4289:
4272:
4247:
4236:
4225:
4215:
4207:
4197:
4182:
4171:
4160:
4149:
4133:
4127:Other incidents
4122:
4106:
4096:
4060:
4049:
4033:
4004:
3994:
3984:
3974:
3951:
3941:
3924:
3908:
3898:
3888:
3872:
3862:
3852:
3836:
3819:
3809:
3793:
3777:
3761:
3751:
3741:
3731:
3718:
3715:
3685:
3680:
3667:
3521:
3409:
3360:
3311:
3186:
3157:
3134:
3123:
3099:
3051:
3032:
3008:
2992:
2987:
2986:
2976:
2974:
2964:
2960:
2953:
2949:
2939:
2937:
2932:
2931:
2920:
2910:
2908:
2898:
2887:
2882:
2878:
2873:
2869:
2865:Polmar, p. 173.
2864:
2855:
2850:
2843:
2833:
2824:
2814:
2812:
2802:
2787:
2777:
2775:
2774:. December 2012
2767:
2763:
2762:
2758:
2748:
2746:
2736:
2732:
2725:
2716:
2709:
2705:
2698:
2694:
2687:
2683:
2676:
2672:
2662:
2660:
2650:
2375:
2368:
2255:
2250:
2243:
2238:
2234:
2229:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2186:
2184:
2181:10.750; 152.483
2180:
2178:
2174:
2173:
2170:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2158:
2157:
2138:
2118:
2097:
2054:
1974:Battle of Makin
1954:
1922:as part of the
1913:Australian Army
1846:
1814:Woodlark Island
1783:
1781:
1777:
1775:
1771:
1770:
1767:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1755:
1754:
1534:
1528:
1484:patrol aircraft
1464:Edward Chambers
1442:Edward Chambers
1438:distress signal
1426:Edward Chambers
1410:Edward Chambers
1405:Edward Chambers
1348:New South Wales
1332:No. 71 Squadron
1324:Point San Pedro
1304:Point San Pedro
1272:No. 32 Squadron
1244:
1232:
1186:After repairs,
1145:Solomon Islands
1083:
972:was renumbered
966:
870:
839:
812:Niihau Incident
748:
743:
695:Kwajalein Atoll
639:Mitsumi Shimizu
531:
526:
524:Service history
484:
453:and two in the
428:propeller shaft
401:
242:electric motors
230:Diesel-electric
205:Installed power
99:16 October 1934
53:Empire of Japan
51:
46:
44:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4384:
4374:
4373:
4368:
4363:
4358:
4353:
4348:
4343:
4338:
4333:
4328:
4323:
4318:
4313:
4308:
4291:
4290:
4252:
4249:
4248:
4246:
4245:
4234:
4223:
4213:
4205:
4195:
4180:
4169:
4158:
4147:
4130:
4128:
4124:
4123:
4121:
4120:
4107:Unknown date:
4104:
4094:
4058:
4047:
4031:
4002:
3992:
3982:
3972:
3949:
3939:
3922:
3906:
3896:
3886:
3870:
3860:
3850:
3834:
3817:
3807:
3791:
3775:
3759:
3749:
3739:
3728:
3726:
3720:
3719:
3714:
3713:
3706:
3699:
3691:
3682:
3681:
3679:
3678:
3672:
3669:
3668:
3666:
3665:
3652:
3639:
3626:
3613:
3600:
3587:
3574:
3561:
3548:
3534:
3532:
3523:
3522:
3520:
3519:
3506:
3493:
3486:
3473:
3460:
3453:
3440:
3426:
3424:
3411:
3410:
3408:
3407:
3400:
3387:
3373:
3371:
3362:
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3345:
3332:
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3295:
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3256:
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3201:
3188:
3187:
3185:
3184:
3170:
3168:
3159:
3158:
3156:
3155:
3147:
3145:
3136:
3135:
3121:
3120:
3103:
3097:
3085:Rohwer, Jürgen
3081:
3064:
3055:
3049:
3036:
3030:
3017:
3012:
3006:
2991:
2988:
2985:
2984:
2958:
2947:
2918:
2885:
2876:
2867:
2853:
2841:
2822:
2785:
2756:
2730:
2714:
2703:
2692:
2681:
2670:
2373:
2253:
2241:
2232:
2222:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2214:
2211:
2137:
2134:
2117:
2114:
2096:
2093:
2081:electric motor
1953:
1950:
1845:
1842:
1591:′s crew heard
1392:Moreton Island
1334:took off from
1330:of the RAAF's
1243:
1240:
1231:
1228:
1169:Rennell Island
1082:
1079:
1044: (AVD-11)
1036: (AVD-10)
998:to refuel two
965:
962:
907:Doolittle Raid
869:
866:
838:
835:
747:
744:
742:
739:
719:Combined Fleet
615:— the largest
555:Combined Fleet
530:
527:
525:
522:
483:
480:
449:, four in the
440:nautical miles
432:electric motor
424:diesel engines
400:
397:
335:
334:
333:
332:
323:
314:
305:
301:
300:
297:
293:
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251:
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238:
236:diesel engines
232:
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152:Class and type
149:
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140:
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135:
132:
128:
127:
121:
117:
116:
115:15 August 1938
113:
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67:
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26:
9:
6:
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3:
2:
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4367:
4364:
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4342:
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4332:
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4327:
4324:
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4319:
4317:
4314:
4312:
4309:
4307:
4304:
4303:
4301:
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4279:
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4203:
4202:
4196:
4193:
4192:
4186:
4181:
4178:
4177:
4170:
4167:
4166:
4159:
4156:
4155:
4148:
4145:
4144:
4139:
4138:
4132:
4131:
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1712:Cootamundra
1691:Warrnambool
1674:Convoy GP55
1643:crash-dived
1460:Convoy PG53
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1905:I-174
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