Japanese submarine I-174
| History | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Japanese NavyJapan | |
| Name | I-74 (1938–1942), I-174 (1942–1944) |
| Ordered | 1934 |
| Builder | Sasebo Naval Dockyard |
| Laid down | 16 October 1934 |
| Launched | 28 March 1938 |
| Commissioned | 15 August 1938 |
| Stricken | 10 June 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft attack on 12 April 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kaidai class |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,810 tons surfaced 2,465 tons submerged |
| Length | 344.5 ft (105.0 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Two diesels: 9,000 hp Electric motors: 1,800 hp |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 23 knots (43 km/h) surfaced 8.25 knots (15.28 km/h) submerged |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Test depth | 250 ft (76 m) |
| Complement | 70 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 x 533mm torpedo tubes forward, 2 x 533mm torpedo tubes aft (14 torpedoes) 1 x 12 cm/50 caliber deck gun |
| Notes | Characteristics from[1] |
Japanese submarine I-174 was a Kaidai class submarine operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) between 1938 and her sinking in 1944. She completed eight war patrols during the Pacific War. She attacked the Convoy GP55 on 16 June 1943. During her ninth war patrol she was sunk near Truk on 12 April 1944 by a United States Navy B-24 Liberator patrol aircraft.
Notes
- ^ Hackett, Bob. "Type KD6". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
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References
- Hackett, Bob (2001). "HIJMS Submarine I-174: Tabular Record of Movement". Combinedfleet.com.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Stevens, David (1993). "I-174 : The last Japanese submarine off Australia". Journal of the Australian War Memorial (22). Canberra: Australian War Memorial. ISSN 0729-6274.