Type A submarine
Class of submarine in the Imperial Japanese Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarine.
The Cruiser submarine Type-A (巡潜甲型潜水艦, Junsen Kō-gata sensuikan) was a class of submarine in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which served during the Second World War. The Type-A submarines were built to take a role of the command ships for submarine squadrons. For this reason they had equipment for a headquarters, better radio facilities and a floatplane.
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Name | Type-A submarines |
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Preceded by | Junsen type submarine |
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Built | 1938–1945 |
In commission | 1941–1945 |
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