Japanese submarine I-27

History
Empire of Japan
Name	I-23
Commissioned	Sasebo, Japan on February 24, 1942
Fate	On February 12, 1944, the British Ships Paladin and Petard located the submarine and destroyed it with depth-charges, ramming, and torpedoes
General characteristics
Armament	1 x 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun

I-27 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. I-27 was commissioned at Sasebo, Japan on February 24, 1942. The sub's commander, Commander Fukumura, had a history of machine-gunning survivors of ships she had sunk, including the Liberty ship SS Sambridge and the Fort Mumford. The submarine torpedoed and sank the Allied steamship SS Khedive Ismail near the Maldives on February 12, 1944, killing 1,297 passengers and crew. After the attack, I-27 attempted to hide under the Ismail's survivors who were floating in the water. Nevertheless, the British destroyers Paladin and Petard located the submarine and destroyed it with depth-charges, ramming, and torpedoes at 01°25′N 72°22′E. Ninety-nine of I-27's crew were killed. One survivor was captured by the British.

Sources

• Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942 – 1945. Colegrave, E.H.M. (translator). London: Cassell and Company. ASIN B000QSM3L0.
• Hackett, Bob (2003). "HIJMS Submarine I-27: Tabular Record of Movement". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 May, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Hackett, Bob (2003). "Type B1". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 May, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)