| Japanese submarine I-31 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Laid down: | 6 December 1939 |
| Launched: | 13 March 1941 |
| Completed: | 30 May 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 13 May 1943 by gunfire |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
2,584 tons standard 3,654 tons submerged |
| Length: | 108.5 m (356.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.3 m (30.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.12 m (16.8 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft diesel (12,400 hp) and electric motor (2,000 hp) |
| Speed: | 23 knots (43 km/h) surface, 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Test depth: | 100 m (333 ft) |
| Complement: | 101 officers and men |
| Armament: | 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes forward (17 Torpedoes) + 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun[1] |
| Aircraft carried: | one Yokosuka E14Y "Glen"'Type 0' reconnaissance seaplane |
I-31 was a Type B1 submarine operated during World War II. She was sunk by American destroyers near Attu.
References[]
- ↑ Campbell, John Naval Weapons of World War Two ISBN 0-87021-459-4 p.191
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Coordinates: 52°32′31″N 172°10′37″E / 52.542°N 172.177°E
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