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Type A1 submarine
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The Type A1 submarine (巡潜甲型潜水艦, Junsen kō-gata sensuikan, "Cruiser submarine type A"), also called I-9-class submarine (伊九型潜水艦, I-kyū-gata sensuikan) were a trio of aircraft-carrying cruiser submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. All three participated in the Pacific War and were lost.
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![]() I-10 in Penang, 1942 | |
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Preceded by | Type J3 submarine |
Succeeded by | Type A2 submarine |
Built | 1939–1942 |
In service | 1941–1944 |
Planned | 5 |
Completed | 3 |
Cancelled | 2 |
Lost | 3 |
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Type | Cruiser submarine |
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Length | 113.7 m (373 ft) (o/a) |
Beam | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
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Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Crew | 100 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Yokosuka E14Y seaplane |
Aviation facilities | 1 × catapult |
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