Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy - Wikipedia
WEBThe Type B or Junsen B type (乙型 or 巡潜乙型, (Cruiser submarine) Type B) (I-15 -class) submarines were the most numerous type of submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. In total 20 were made, starting with I-15, the class ship.
I-400-class submarine - Wikipedia
WEBThe I-400-class submarine (伊四百型潜水艦, I-yon-hyaku-gata sensuikan) Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarines were the largest submarines of World War II, with the first one completed just a little over a month before the end of the war.
Japanese submarines in the Pacific War - Wikipedia
WEBJapanese submarines in the Pacific War consisted of 176 boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the war Japanese submarines sank two US aircraft carriers, a cruiser and numerous other warships. Later they became used to resupply isolated island garrisons.
WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines - Naval Encyclopedia
WEBOct 31, 2019 · A complete overview of all the types of submarines used by ww2 Japan from reconnaissance, fleet or midget types, to aircraft carriers and special types.
Japanese Submarines in World War Two | U.S. Naval Institute
WEBThe submarine losses suffered by the Japanese Navy as the war progressed, when Allied, and in particular U.S. destroyers and aircraft hunted them down are all recorded in this comprehensive account of a fascinating element of the war at sea.
Sensuikan Butai (潜水艦部隊): Researching Submarines of
WEBAug 9, 2022 · When World War II began, the Japanese Navy had 63 ocean-going submarines with an additional 111 new ocean-going submarines constructed by the war’s end. The last prisoners of the war were the crews of the Japanese I-14, I-400, and I-401, captured at sea in the weeks following the end of hostilities on August 15, 1945.
Japanese submarine I-19 was the scourge of the Pacific.
WEBThe I-19, with Type 95 torpedoes, was one of Japan’s most successful submarines until her sinking on November 25, 1943, near Makin Island. Type 95 propulsion consisted of a kerosene-oxygen fuel with a wet-heater rather than …
The Japanese Submarine Campaign of WW2 - Origins to Coral Sea
WEBToday we take a look at why the IJN's submarine force was doing in comparison to its USN opposite number, and also why they were conducting their war in this...
THE JAPANESE SUBMARINE FORCE AND WORLD WAR II
WEBProfessor Boyd and Captain Yoshida have produced a very readable and informative account of the Submarine Force that faced the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II. They trace the building of Japan’s submarines from the initial five HOLLAND type boats purchased from the Electric Boat Co. in 1904 to the three gigantic 1 …
The Japanese I-400-class Sub: The Largest Sub of WW2 Could …
WEBFeb 5, 2019 · The Second World War was a driver of rapid technological advances in both Allied and Axis nations, and Japan’s I-400 -class submarine surely ranks as one of the most impressive feats of design and engineering of the whole war.
Skip to content