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SENSUIKAN! Stories and Battle
Histories of the IJN's Submarines
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739:"IJN Submarine HA-204: Tabular Record of Movement"
710:"IJN Submarine HA-204: Tabular Record of Movement"
272:(194 km) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged
1206:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1945
785:, History of Pacific War Vol.17 I-GĹŤ Submarines
362:by the Allies). To meet this requirement, the
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417:-class submarines had a range of 3,000
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660:Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (2015).
511:on 1 June 1945, she was completed and
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1551:Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal
182:320 long tons (325 t) surfaced
1566:Maritime incidents in October 1945
211:3.44 m (11 ft 3 in)
203:4.00 m (13 ft 1 in)
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157:Scrapped August–October 1948
1561:World War II submarines of Japan
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437:Construction and commissioning
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300:2 Ă— 533 mm (21 in)
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791:(Japan), January 1998,
479:on 5 April 1945 by the
354:against an anticipated
221:1 Ă— intermediate diesel
164:General characteristics
148:Wrecked 29 October 1945
836:, (Japan), August 1993
552:dropped an atomic bomb
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346:Design and description
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312:1 Ă— 7.7 mm machine gun
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608:The Japanese struck
600:on 29 October 1945.
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83:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
34:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
1581:Shipwrecks of Japan
766:. Combinedfleet.com
760:"Sen Taka Sho Type"
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662:"Sen Taka Sho Type"
594:Miyazaki Prefecture
227:1,250 shp submerged
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1361:Zhong’anlun
854:Sentaka-ShĹŤ
832:"Kaijinsha"
560:atomic bomb
460:(right) at
431:machine gun
261:3,000
119:1 June 1945
1556:1945 ships
1540:Categories
1213:Shipwrecks
764:Sensuikan!
731:References
666:Sensuikan!
554:on nearby
507:that day.
425:with four
372:Type XXIII
287:Complement
279:Test depth
216:Propulsion
1380:HMS
1348:USS
1343:Weehawken
1341:USS
1328:USS
1321:USS
1314:USS
1307:USS
1300:USS
1293:USS
1286:USS
1279:USS
1274:Lamberton
1272:USS
1265:USS
1258:USS
1253:Extricate
1251:USS
1244:USS
770:9 October
749:9 October
719:9 October
672:9 October
621:ironworks
556:Hiroshima
548:Enola Gay
477:laid down
427:torpedoes
383:displaced
336:submarine
268:105
172:Submarine
154:Refloated
124:Completed
97:Laid down
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1468:17 Oct:
1458:16 Oct:
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1405:30 Oct:
1389:29 Oct:
1382:Saltburn
1378:26 Oct:
1368:16 Oct:
1358:15 Oct:
1350:Vandalia
1336:Lyndonia
1333:(a.k.a.
1323:Southard
1316:Snowbell
1267:Industry
614:salvaged
604:Disposal
509:Launched
368:Type XXI
295:Armament
116:Launched
1408:Wairuna
1371:Takliwa
1281:LST-826
1241:9 Oct:
1231:8 Oct:
1221:1 Oct:
623:plant.
529:Etajima
464:,
325:was an
105:Renamed
89:,
79:Builder
50:History
40:,
32:at the
1461:Orphée
1430:Ha-104
1424:Ha-102
1418:Ha-101
1392:Ha-204
1309:SC-636
1302:Silica
1295:Ocelot
1288:Nestor
1260:Greene
1246:Dorsey
1155:Ha-247
1148:Ha-246
1141:Ha-240
1134:Ha-239
1127:Ha-238
1120:Ha-237
1113:Ha-236
1106:Ha-235
1099:Ha-234
1092:Ha-233
1085:Ha-232
1078:Ha-231
1071:Ha-230
1064:Ha-229
1057:Ha-228
1050:Ha-227
1043:Ha-226
1036:Ha-225
1029:Ha-224
1022:Ha-223
1015:Ha-222
1008:Ha-221
1001:Ha-220
994:Ha-219
987:Ha-218
980:Ha-217
973:Ha-216
966:Ha-215
959:Ha-214
952:Ha-213
945:Ha-212
938:Ha-211
931:Ha-210
924:Ha-209
917:Ha-208
910:Ha-207
903:Ha-206
896:Ha-205
889:Ha-204
882:Ha-203
875:Ha-202
868:Ha-201
850:Ha-201
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789:Gakken
610:Ha-204
598:Kyushu
586:Allies
582:Ha-204
572:bridge
568:Ha-204
525:Ha-204
500:Ha-204
485:Sasebo
473:Ha-204
457:Ha-109
451:Ha-203
446:Ha-204
415:Ha-201
381:class
379:Ha-201
364:Ha-201
356:Allied
333:-class
331:Ha-201
322:Ha-204
192:Length
109:Ha-204
87:Sasebo
38:Sasebo
30:launch
26:Ha-204
1471:Kirov
1398:I-363
627:Notes
491:, as
489:Japan
466:Japan
411:knots
391:draft
256:Range
244:knots
242:11.8
237:Speed
208:Draft
91:Japan
63:Japan
42:Japan
1510:1946
1502:1945
1494:1944
1234:Kuri
806:ISBN
793:ISBN
772:2020
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674:2020
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533:Kure
475:was
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