| Japanese submarine I-24 (1939) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Empire of Japan) |  |
| Builder: | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down: | 5 December 1938 |
| Launched: | 31 October 1941 |
| Commissioned: | Sasebo, Japan on 31 October 1941 |
| Struck: | 1 August 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk 11 June 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Type C submarine |
| Displacement: |
2,554 long tons (2,595 t) surfaced 3,561 long tons (3,618 t) submerged |
| Length: | 358 ft 7 in (109.30 m) |
| Beam: | 29 ft 10 in (9.09 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Kampon Mk.2 Model 10 diesel engines, 12,400 hp (9,200 kW) 2 electric motors, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: |
23.6 knots (43.7 km/h; 27.2 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (surfaced) 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 × Ko-hyoteki midget submarine |
| Complement: | 95 officers and men |
| Armament: |
8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 20 × Type 95 torpedoes 2 × Type 96 25mm AA guns 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun[1] |
| Aircraft carried: | None |
I-24 was an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine that saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. I-24 was commissioned at Sasebo, Japan on 31 October 1941. She participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor as the mother ship of a midget submarine piloted by Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki, who became the first Japanese prisoner of war when his boat washed up on the shore of Oahu some time after the attack. I-24 also took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea and attack on Sydney Harbour in May and June 1942. I-24 was depth-charged, rammed, and sunk with all hands (104 officers and men) by the United States Navy subchaser USS Larchmont (PC-487) at 53°16′N 174°24′E / 53.267°N 174.4°E near Shemya, Alaska on 11 June 1943.
References[]
- ↑ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942–1945. Colegrave, E.H.M. (translator). London: Cassell and Company. ASIN B000QSM3L0.
- Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander. "HIJMS Submarine I-24: Tabular Record of Movement". Sensuikan!. combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-24.htm. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander. "Type C1". Sensuikan!. combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/type_c1.htm. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
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