Japanese submarine I-7
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I-7 was an Imperial Japanese Navy J3 type submarine commissioned in 1937. She was a large cruiser submarine that served in World War II. She operated in support of the attack on Pearl Harbor, conducted anti-shipping patrols in the Indian Ocean, supported the Indian Ocean raid, and took part in the Guadalcanal campaign and the Aleutian Islands campaign. She was wrecked in the Aleutian Islands after a lengthy battle with the destroyer USS Monaghan (DD-354) in June 1943.
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I-7 on her commissioning day, 31 March 1937. | |
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Imperial Japanese Navy | |
Name | I-7 |
Ordered | 1934 |
Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Japan |
Laid down | 12 September 1934 |
Launched | 3 July 1935 |
Completed | 31 March 1937 |
Commissioned | 31 March 1937 |
Fate | Wrecked 22 June 1943 |
Stricken | 20 August 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | J3 type submarine |
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Length | 109.30 m (358 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) |
Depth | 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 100 m (328 ft) |
Complement | 100 officers and men |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Watanabe E9W1 |
Aviation facilities | Hangar, catapult |
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