Japanese submarine I-39
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I-39 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B1 type submarine. Completed and commissioned in 1943, she served in World War II, operating in support of Japanese forces in the Battle of Tarawa before she was sunk in November 1943.
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History | |
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Japan | |
Name | Submarine No. 152 |
Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 19 June 1941 |
Renamed | I-39 |
Launched | 15 April 1942 |
Completed | 22 April 1943 |
Commissioned | 22 April 1943 |
Fate |
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Stricken | 30 April 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type B1 submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 108.7 m (356 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 5.14 m (16 ft 10 in) |
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Speed |
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Range | 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Complement | 94 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 Yokosuka E14Y seaplane |
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