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When she again surfaced she began a high-speed run to get ahead of the convoy and reach its estimated position at daybreak. Upon reaching this position, she submerged to await the convoy's approach, but when she surfaced at dawn on 6 June 1943 she found herself 21,500 yards (19,700 m) off the convoy's port quarter. Given the long range and the likelihood of encountering Allied patrol aircraft in daylight, she discontinued the pursuit and continued south, arriving off
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side, and when she reached a position 4,000 yards (3,700 m) off its starboard beam, she began to set up an attack, but a destroyer ahead of the convoy turned toward her and forced her to dive. She resurfaced at 21:45 and again closed for an attack, only to have an escort force her to dive again.
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was 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) northeast of Coffs
Harbour when she detected the propeller noises of Convoy PG53 at a range of 13,000 yards (11,900 m). Taking advantage of bad weather and poor visibility, she surfaced at 12:55 and closed to only 1,600 yards (1,500 m) behind
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departed Truk on 6 November 1942 bound for Kure, where she arrived on 12 November 1942 to undergo an overhaul. During her stay in Japan, Submarine
Division 11 was disbanded on 15 March 1943 and she was reassigned that day to Submarine Division 12, which also was a part of Submarine Squadron 3. After
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appeared twice, forcing her to submerge for 20 to 25 minutes each time before surfacing to resume her pursuit of the convoy. At sunset, however, she still was in contact with the convoy and 6,000 meters (6,600 yd) astern of it. By 20:22, she was 5,000 yards (4,600 m) off the convoy's
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attacked her on 12 September 1943, dropping several bombs which landed close aboard but inflicted no significant damage. She arrived at Rabaul later on 12 September. During her stay there, Submarine
Squadron 3 was disbanded on 15 September 1943, and
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headed east. During the evening of 7 June 1943, she sighted a vessel which dropped two depth charges nearby. She then proceeded to the south. During the evening of 9 June 1943, she reached the southern limit of her assigned operating area in the
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arrived at her lifeguard station 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southeast of Oahu on 29 May 1942. The aircraft were scheduled to arrive at the French
Frigate Shoals on 30 May 1942 and make their Pearl Harbor flight on 31 May. When
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left Rabaul on her second supply run on 7 September 1943. She called at Lae on 9 September 1943 to disembark Mori and unload her cargo. After embarking the outgoing 7th Base Unit commanding officer, Rear
Admiral Ruitaro Fujita, as well as
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staff officers and 30 sick
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers, she got back underway the same day bound for Rabaul. During her return voyage, an Allied destroyer attacked her on 10 September 1943, dropping 26 depth charges. When her
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30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of Tarawa when her lookouts sighted an approaching U.S. destroyer. She crash-dived, and a depth-charge attack followed which knocked out her lights and caused serious leaks in her
1937:. The first Japanese submarine to supply Sio, she arrived there on 1 October 1943 and discharged her cargo. She then called at Rabaul from 3 to 11 October 1943 before proceeding to Truk, which she reached on 16 October 1943.
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received orders to terminate her patrol and return to Truk via a route that took her east of the
Solomon Islands. She sighted no other vessels or aircraft during her return voyage, and she reached Truk on 1 July 1943.
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to investigate a reported U.S. naval base there. She reconnoitered
Kingman Reef from 23 to 25 December 1941, but found no sign of a base. She then proceeded to Kwajalein, which she reached on 31 December 1941.
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1604:. She found no ships until 13 June 1943, when at 14:00 she sighted an Allied convoy of at least six transports escorted by two destroyers 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of
431:(19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph); submerged, they had a range of 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph).
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departed Truk on 9 August 1943 bound for Rabaul, where she arrived on 13 August 1943. She began her first supply run with her departure from Rabaul on 31 August 1943, called at
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put to sea from Truk on 24 November 1943 to begin her eighth war patrol, with orders to form part of a submarine patrol line northwest of
Butaritari. On 1 December 1943, an
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departed Truk for her seventh war patrol, assigned a patrol area off the east coast of
Australia. She arrived at a point 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) off
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already operating flying boats there. She radioed her news of this sighting after she surfaced that night, and the reconnaissance flight was postponed for a day. When
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in her starboard side aft, killing 26 men and wrecking the vessel's steering gear. Moments later, lookouts aboard the 5,551-gross register ton U.S. Army Transport
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fired two torpedoes at two overlapping transports, which her commanding officer estimated as of 8,000 and 10,000 gross register tons. One torpedo struck the 5,000-
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exploded, setting her on fire from stem to stern almost immediately, and her cargo of ammunition exploded shortly afterward. Seven minutes after the torpedo hit,
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at a range of 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) and closed with her. The aircraft's crew sighted her at a range of 600 yards (550 m), but she
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1900:. She called at Finschhafen on 21 September, and after unloading her cargo departed the same day for her return to Rabaul. During her return voyage, the
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was 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) east of Sydney at 04:50 on 7 June 1943 when she sighted the 7,176-gross register ton American
427:(43 km/h; 26 mph) on the surface and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) underwater. On the surface, the KD3Bs had a range of 10,000
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at a range of 16,250 yards (14,860 m). She surfaced at 18:00 and gave chase, but was forced to discontinue the pursuit and submerge when
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again observed the French Frigate Shoals on 31 May, she found the American ships still there and noted U.S. Navy flying boats landing in the
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got underway from Truk on 23 December 1943 bound for Kure, which she reached on 30 December 1943. She underwent further repairs at Kure.
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surfaced to fight it out with the destroyer, but found no Allied ships in sight and proceeded with her voyage. As she neared Rabaul, a
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began on 4 June 1942, and it ended on 7 June 1942 in a decisive Japanese defeat. The Japanese cancelled the invasion of Midway.
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attacked a Japanese submarine with bombs as it submerged southeast of Truk and claimed a sinking. For the next two days, an
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completion of her overhaul, she got underway from Kure on 5 May 1943 bound for Truk, which she reached on 11 May 1943.
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took place on the morning of 7 December 1941, the submarines of Submarine Squadron 3 were deployed south of Oahu, with
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and remained submerged for 35 minutes. The Beaufort loitered in the area, and made another attack only moments after
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after the attack due to injury, damage, or lack of fuel were instructed to land their aircraft on Niihau, from which
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patrolled south of Pearl Harbor to rescue the crews of the aircraft if they were shot down.
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already had received orders to conclude her lifeguard duties and had departed the area. The
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compartment. When her battery became depleted and her oxygen supply was almost exhausted,
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began her third New Guinea supply run on 19 September 1943, departing Rabaul bound for
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sighted two of them passing the ship. All four torpedoes missed, and within an hour an
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area south of Rennell Island as part of the B Group, a patrol line which also included
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began a hard turn to port, but the torpedo hit her in her starboard side in her No. 1
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closed the range and worked into a position of ahead of her to set up a dawn attack.
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to remain submerged for the rest of the day. She headed south in the late afternoon.
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the convoy's rearmost ships. She attempted to further close the range, but Allied
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on the coast of New South Wales southeast of Coffs Harbour. At 16:37 she sighted
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as a base. The Japanese decided to cancel the reconnaissance flights entirely.
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surfaced to fight it out with the destroyer and managed to escape into a rain
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at the rear of the convoy turned toward her. The convoy escaped.
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on 11 April 1944, and the Japanese never heard from her again.
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surfaced and opened fire with her 120-millimeter (4.7 in)
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fired nine rounds, all of which missed, before return fire by
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to form a patrol line east of Japan. While she was at sea, 16
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attacked Japanese vessels forming a picket line in the North
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With their supporting mission for the aircraft cancelled,
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was 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) east of
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2326:
2324:
2322:
2320:
2318:
2316:
2314:
2312:
2310:
2308:
2306:
2304:
2302:
2300:
2298:
2296:
2294:
2292:
2290:
2288:
2286:
2284:
2282:
2280:
2278:
2276:
2274:
2272:
2270:
2268:
2266:
1146:set out from Rabaul on her fifth war patrol with
1097:for repairs. She reached Rabaul on 23 July 1942.
853:, Japan, where they arrived on 19 February 1942.
710:on 2 December 1941, indicating that war with the
3009:Carpenter, Dorr B. & Polmar, Norman (1986).
2957:"IJN Submarine I-21: Tabular Record of Movement"
2917:
2915:
2913:
2911:
2264:
2262:
2260:
2258:
2256:
2254:
2252:
2250:
2248:
2246:
1669:escorted by the Royal Australian Navy corvettes
1623:she was leaving behind her. The aircraft bombed
623:On 11 November 1941, the 6th Fleet's commander,
554:on 27 March 1940 in company with the submarines
3706:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1944
2836:
2834:
2793:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (12 June 2010).
2641:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (12 June 2010).
2022:to attack the U.S. landing force. Accordingly,
1965:. In response, the commander of the 6th Fleet,
1927:, and returned to Rabaul on 24 September 1943.
1734:before she could answer her helm. Her cargo of
1665:, which consisted of ten cargo ships and three
1619:at 22:50 on 14 June 1943, then sighted a large
1401:to achieve an attack position while submerged,
206:1,800 hp (1,300 kW) (electric motors)
3060:. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, Inc., 2006.
2989:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
783:— arrived over Niihau on 7 December, however,
251:8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
3691:
2850:
2848:
2846:
2034:headed toward Butaritari, and Takagi ordered
1540:s crew heard the explosion of two torpedoes.
1501:, which was nearing the end of a voyage from
1346:While submerged off Brisbane on 3 June 1943,
1295:, which was nearing the end of a voyage from
8:
4340:Japanese submarines lost during World War II
4335:World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
3047:Hackett, Bob & Kingsepp, Sander (2001).
759:would recover them. By the time two damaged
751:. Japanese pilots unable to return to their
400:of 8.2 meters (26 ft 11 in) and a
2048:probably had been sunk on 29 November, and
1425:, but failed to find her. Upon receiving a
1070:Third, fourth, fifth, and sixth war patrols
928:rescued the crew members of the guard boat
803:— until he was killed on 13 December 1941.
459:13.2 mm (0.52 in) Hotchkiss M1929
3698:
3684:
3676:
3115:
2129:Early on the morning of 12 April 1944, an
898:on 18 April 1942. In support of the raid,
795:by diving his plane into the sea, but the
3099:(22). Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
1841:by making supply runs between Rabaul and
3032:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
163:2,605 tonnes (2,564 long tons) submerged
2212:
2191:in the 12 April 1944 attack.
1742:′s crew abandoned ship and she sank at
1704:. After penetrating the escort screen,
1568:′s commanding officer mistook it for a
1311:at 11:36, and at 11:38 lookouts aboard
1179:got underway from Truk in company with
592:, on 2 April 1940. On 11 October 1940,
160:1,839 tonnes (1,810 long tons) surfaced
4355:Warships lost in combat with all hands
3097:Journal of the Australian War Memorial
2824:Fran, Richard B., "Zero Hour on Niihau
813:area on 17 December 1941 and made for
771:— one each from the aircraft carriers
505:on 1 June 1938. She was completed and
20:
2925:. pacificeagles.com. 26 November 2017
1947:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
620:, a component of the Combined Fleet.
378:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
32:
7:
2236:
2234:
2145:and floating debris were visible at
678:on 11 November 1941 in company with
248:(43 km/h; 26 mph) surfaced
4305:Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal
1860:Kunio Mori, aboard as a passenger,
1528:fired four torpedoes at 06:06, and
674:departed Saeki Bay on the coast of
499:on 28 March 1937, she was numbered
2028:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
714:would commence on 8 December 1941
189:4.57 m (15 ft 0 in)
181:8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
173:105 m (344 ft 6 in)
14:
3665:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
3519:class (Type KD7/Shin-Kaidai Type)
3013:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
2055:On the night of 6 December 1943.
1588:survived the encounter unharmed.
1564:. When a third torpedo exploded,
882:launched by the aircraft carrier
747:assigned lifeguard duty south of
522:On the day of her commissioning,
4345:Maritime incidents in April 1944
4315:World War II submarines of Japan
4270:
4265:
4253:
4245:
2059:was on the surface charging her
2042:to intercept and attack it, but
1945:The U.S. offensive phase of the
991:(Allied reporting name "Emily")
722:in Hawaii. She arrived south of
475:The submarine that would become
450:. They were also armed with one
423:. The submarines could reach 23
34:
1560:and mistakenly thought she was
4360:Submarines lost with all hands
2727:Tully, Anthony (19 May 2014).
471:Construction and commissioning
1:
4325:Ships of the Battle of Midway
3028:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980).
2219:Carpenter & Polmar, p. 96
2139:Bombing Squadron 108 (VB-108)
1880:United States Army Air Forces
1874:supply was nearly exhausted,
1485:, New South Wales, at 19:00.
1001:Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
874:United States Army Air Forces
843:Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
655:. The attack would begin the
446:. They carried a total of 14
356:commissioned in 1938. During
298:6 × 533 mm (21 in)
16:Kaidai type cruiser submarine
1712:U.S. Navy tank landing ship
1642:landing close aboard on her
1548:then observed the undamaged
1389:United States Army Transport
1327:, Queensland. to search for
1243:— the northernment point of
924:in the approaches to Japan.
123:Sunk 12 April 1944
4330:Submarines sunk by aircraft
2987:Submarines of World War Two
2109:With her repairs complete,
1379:at the northeastern tip of
1112:. She also operated in the
316:13.2 mm (0.52 in)
4376:
2985:Bagnasco, Erminio (1977).
1653:At 01:00 on 16 June 1943,
1257:Royal Australian Air Force
1126:United States Marine Corps
912:from the aircraft carrier
630:, held a meeting with the
612:, Japan's legendary first
530:and assigned to Submarine
483:on 16 October 1934 at the
4350:Ships sunk by US aircraft
4240:
3660:
2052:did not find the convoy.
1801:, the Allied landings on
1466:At 10:25 on 5 June 1943,
1235:At 17:00 on 16 May 1943,
703:
452:120 mm (4.7 in)
307:120 mm (4.7 in)
203:(6,700 kW) (diesels)
135:
27:
23:
2084:December 1943–April 1944
1793:remained afloat and was
659:and bring Japan and the
319:anti-aircraft machinegun
115:on 20 May 1942
4300:Kaidai-class submarines
1913:Huon Peninsula campaign
1156:to patrol southwest of
720:International Date Line
704:Niitakayama nobore 1208
360:, she took part in the
280:75 m (246 ft)
136:General characteristics
4320:Attack on Pearl Harbor
3121:Kaidai-type submarines
2923:"Midway: The Approach"
1867:Imperial Japanese Army
1572:explosion and ordered
1447:, which was escorting
1219:November 1942–May 1943
1172:on 22 September 1942.
791:pilot opted to commit
649:attack on Pearl Harbor
388:Design and description
362:attack on Pearl Harbor
341:Imperial Japanese Navy
2137:patrol aircraft from
1980:, and the submarines
1909:landed at Finschhafen
1612:and submerged again.
1435:Royal Australian Navy
1385:South East Queensland
1350:sighted a northbound
1136:on 7 August 1942, so
997:French Frigate Shoals
765:Allied reporting name
602:Imperial fleet review
542:, a component of the
3051:. Combinedfleet.com.
2872:Cappellino, pp. 6–9.
2088:After the auxiliary
1883:B-17 Flying Fortress
1591:After the attack on
1132:in the southeastern
1122:Guadalcanal campaign
1095:Bismarck Archipelago
845:on their way to the
761:Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
726:on 4 December 1941.
526:was attached to the
485:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
370:Guadalcanal campaign
71:Sasebo Naval Arsenal
4295:Type KD6 submarines
2761:Japan Defense Focus
2754:"2012 Fleet Review"
2160: /
2119:Japan Standard Time
1839:New Guinea campaign
1833:New Guinea campaign
1799:Operation Chronicle
1757: /
1191:and the submarines
1185:Indispensable Reefs
1120:was on patrol, the
1108:in the vicinity of
739:When the attack on
632:commanding officers
528:Kure Naval District
509:on 15 August 1938.
415:, each driving one
374:New Guinea campaign
4016:Yoshida Maru No. 1
2165:10.750°N 152.483°E
1762:30.983°S 153.800°E
1667:tank landing ships
1627:, but missed, and
1546:commanding officer
1375:was submerged off
1361:escorted by three
1283:gross register ton
1231:Seventh war patrol
1150:and the submarine
900:United States Navy
890:struck targets on
826:January–April 1942
4282:
4281:
3673:
3672:
2961:combinedfleet.com
2895:combinedfleet.com
2863:Cappellino, p. 4.
2840:Cappellino, p. 3.
2799:combinedfleet.com
2733:combinedfleet.com
2647:combinedfleet.com
2133:-based U.S. Navy
1941:Eighth war patrol
1824:On 20 June 1943,
1301:Panama Canal Zone
1247:off the coast of
1160:and southeast of
857:Second war patrol
753:aircraft carriers
380:and operated off
350:cruiser submarine
326:
325:
4367:
4274:
4269:
4257:
4249:
4233:
4222:
4211:
4201:
4199:Bergen explosion
4193:
4190:Pan-Pennsylvania
4183:
4174:Bombay explosion
4168:
4157:
4146:
4135:
4108:
4092:
4082:
4046:
4035:
4019:
3990:
3980:
3970:
3960:
3937:
3927:
3924:Pan-Pennsylvania
3910:
3894:
3884:
3874:
3858:
3848:
3838:
3822:
3805:
3795:
3779:
3763:
3747:
3737:
3727:
3700:
3693:
3686:
3677:
3411:class (Type KD6)
3358:class (Type KD5)
3309:class (Type KD4)
3188:class (Type KD3)
3155:class (Type KD2)
3132:class (Type KD1)
3116:
3108:
3091:
3056:Polmar, Norman.
3052:
3043:
3024:
3000:
2972:
2971:
2969:
2967:
2952:
2946:
2941:
2935:
2934:
2932:
2930:
2919:
2906:
2905:
2903:
2901:
2886:
2873:
2870:
2864:
2861:
2855:
2852:
2841:
2838:
2829:
2821:
2810:
2809:
2807:
2805:
2790:
2773:
2772:
2770:
2768:
2758:
2750:
2744:
2743:
2741:
2739:
2724:
2718:
2713:
2702:
2697:
2691:
2686:
2680:
2675:
2669:
2664:
2658:
2657:
2655:
2653:
2638:
2361:
2356:
2241:
2240:Bagnasco, p. 183
2238:
2229:
2228:Chesneau, p. 198
2226:
2220:
2217:
2186:
2185:
2183:
2182:
2181:
2179:
2172:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2158:
2157:
2156:
2153:
2135:PB4Y-1 Liberator
2115:Marshall Islands
2105:Ninth war patrol
2090:submarine tender
2068:compartment and
2047:
1955:Battle of Tarawa
1953:, beginning the
1784:
1783:
1781:
1780:
1779:
1777:
1769:
1768:
1767:-30.983; 153.800
1763:
1758:
1755:
1754:
1753:
1750:
1710:displacement ton
1638:resurfaced, the
1606:Wollongong Light
1527:
1521:
1509:, to Sydney. As
1357:of at least six
1263:detected her on
1253:Bristol Beaufort
1170:Caroline Islands
1060:Battle of Midway
1018:seaplane tenders
957:On 20 May 1942,
953:Midway operation
930:Iwate Maru No. 1
868:in company with
847:Aleutian Islands
817:in the northern
811:Hawaiian Islands
735:First war patrol
705:
692:Hawaiian Islands
657:Pacific campaign
534:11 in Submarine
518:Pre-World War II
411:(3,356 kW)
409:brake-horsepower
366:Battle of Midway
302:(4 bow, 2 stern)
44:
39:
38:
37:
21:
4375:
4374:
4370:
4369:
4368:
4366:
4365:
4364:
4285:
4284:
4283:
4278:
4261:
4236:
4225:
4214:
4204:
4196:
4186:
4171:
4160:
4149:
4138:
4122:
4116:Other incidents
4111:
4095:
4085:
4049:
4038:
4022:
3993:
3983:
3973:
3963:
3940:
3930:
3913:
3897:
3887:
3877:
3861:
3851:
3841:
3825:
3808:
3798:
3782:
3766:
3750:
3740:
3730:
3720:
3707:
3704:
3674:
3669:
3656:
3510:
3398:
3349:
3300:
3175:
3146:
3123:
3112:
3094:
3088:
3072:
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2997:
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2949:
2942:
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2920:
2909:
2899:
2897:
2888:
2887:
2876:
2871:
2867:
2862:
2858:
2854:Polmar, p. 173.
2853:
2844:
2839:
2832:
2822:
2813:
2803:
2801:
2792:
2791:
2776:
2766:
2764:
2763:. December 2012
2756:
2752:
2751:
2747:
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2735:
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2721:
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2705:
2698:
2694:
2687:
2683:
2676:
2672:
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2661:
2651:
2649:
2640:
2639:
2364:
2357:
2244:
2239:
2232:
2227:
2223:
2218:
2214:
2209:
2204:
2175:
2173:
2170:10.750; 152.483
2169:
2167:
2163:
2162:
2159:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2147:
2146:
2127:
2107:
2086:
2043:
1963:Battle of Makin
1943:
1911:as part of the
1902:Australian Army
1835:
1803:Woodlark Island
1772:
1770:
1766:
1764:
1760:
1759:
1756:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1744:
1743:
1523:
1517:
1473:patrol aircraft
1453:Edward Chambers
1431:Edward Chambers
1427:distress signal
1415:Edward Chambers
1399:Edward Chambers
1394:Edward Chambers
1337:New South Wales
1321:No. 71 Squadron
1313:Point San Pedro
1293:Point San Pedro
1261:No. 32 Squadron
1233:
1221:
1175:After repairs,
1134:Solomon Islands
1072:
961:was renumbered
955:
859:
828:
801:Niihau Incident
737:
732:
684:Kwajalein Atoll
628:Mitsumi Shimizu
520:
515:
513:Service history
473:
442:and two in the
417:propeller shaft
390:
231:electric motors
219:Diesel-electric
194:Installed power
88:16 October 1934
42:Empire of Japan
40:
35:
33:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4373:
4371:
4363:
4362:
4357:
4352:
4347:
4342:
4337:
4332:
4327:
4322:
4317:
4312:
4307:
4302:
4297:
4287:
4286:
4280:
4279:
4241:
4238:
4237:
4235:
4234:
4223:
4212:
4202:
4194:
4184:
4169:
4158:
4147:
4136:
4119:
4117:
4113:
4112:
4110:
4109:
4096:Unknown date:
4093:
4083:
4047:
4036:
4020:
3991:
3981:
3971:
3961:
3938:
3928:
3911:
3895:
3885:
3875:
3859:
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3823:
3806:
3796:
3780:
3764:
3748:
3738:
3728:
3717:
3715:
3709:
3708:
3705:
3703:
3702:
3695:
3688:
3680:
3671:
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3658:
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3628:
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3589:
3576:
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3523:
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3512:
3511:
3509:
3508:
3495:
3482:
3475:
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3449:
3442:
3429:
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3413:
3400:
3399:
3397:
3396:
3389:
3376:
3362:
3360:
3351:
3350:
3348:
3347:
3334:
3321:
3313:
3311:
3302:
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3298:
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3284:
3271:
3258:
3245:
3232:
3219:
3206:
3192:
3190:
3177:
3176:
3174:
3173:
3159:
3157:
3148:
3147:
3145:
3144:
3136:
3134:
3125:
3124:
3119:
3110:
3109:
3092:
3086:
3074:Rohwer, Jürgen
3070:
3053:
3044:
3038:
3025:
3019:
3006:
3001:
2995:
2980:
2977:
2974:
2973:
2947:
2936:
2907:
2874:
2865:
2856:
2842:
2830:
2811:
2774:
2745:
2719:
2703:
2692:
2681:
2670:
2659:
2362:
2242:
2230:
2221:
2211:
2210:
2208:
2205:
2203:
2200:
2126:
2123:
2106:
2103:
2085:
2082:
2070:electric motor
1942:
1939:
1834:
1831:
1580:′s crew heard
1381:Moreton Island
1323:took off from
1319:of the RAAF's
1232:
1229:
1220:
1217:
1158:Rennell Island
1071:
1068:
1033: (AVD-11)
1025: (AVD-10)
987:to refuel two
954:
951:
896:Doolittle Raid
858:
855:
827:
824:
736:
733:
731:
728:
708:Combined Fleet
604:— the largest
544:Combined Fleet
519:
516:
514:
511:
472:
469:
438:, four in the
429:nautical miles
421:electric motor
413:diesel engines
389:
386:
324:
323:
322:
321:
312:
303:
294:
290:
289:
286:
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281:
278:
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259:
255:
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227:
225:diesel engines
221:
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210:
209:
208:
207:
204:
195:
191:
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187:
183:
182:
179:
175:
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142:
141:Class and type
138:
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125:
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116:
110:
106:
105:
104:15 August 1938
102:
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81:
68:
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63:
60:
56:
55:
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45:
30:
29:
25:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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4361:
4358:
4356:
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4348:
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4338:
4336:
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4326:
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4321:
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4313:
4311:
4308:
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4303:
4301:
4298:
4296:
4293:
4292:
4290:
4277:
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4221:
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4213:
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4209:
4203:
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4195:
4192:
4191:
4185:
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4175:
4170:
4167:
4166:
4159:
4156:
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4148:
4145:
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4134:
4133:
4128:
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4114:
4107:
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4056:
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4048:
4045:
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4037:
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4033:
4028:
4027:
4021:
4018:
4017:
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3989:
3988:
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3962:
3959:
3958:
3953:
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2738:11 December
2168: /
2032:battleships
1898:Finschhafen
1815:Warrnambool
1765: /
1701:Cootamundra
1680:Warrnambool
1663:Convoy GP55
1632:crash-dived
1449:Convoy PG53
1438:minesweeper
1307:fired four
1269:crash-dived
1130:Guadalcanal
1124:began with
1091:New Ireland
903:F4F Wildcat
706:) from the
314:2 × single
199:9,000
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4310:1938 ships
4289:Categories
4263:March 1944
4054:Athabaskan
4052:HMCS
3713:Shipwrecks
3407:class and
3184:class and
2929:8 November
2202:References
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2094:Heian Maru
1972:, ordered
1959:Butaritari
1925:task force
1843:New Guinea
1811:Kalgoorlie
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1721:USAT
1699:HMAS
1692:HMAS
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1678:HMAS
1673:Kalgoorlie
1671:HMAS
1659:Smoky Cape
1602:Tasman Sea
1507:California
1442:HMAS
1392:USAT
1363:destroyers
1359:transports
1317:Avro Anson
1290:cargo ship
1249:Queensland
1241:Sandy Cape
1166:Truk Atoll
1083:New Guinea
916:Enterprise
716:Japan time
682:bound for
376:, and the
285:Complement
277:Test depth
213:Propulsion
4228:USS
4217:USS
4180:Chantilly
4163:USS
4152:USS
4141:USS
4041:USS
3943:USS
3916:USS
3811:USS
3105:0729-6274
2767:8 October
2207:Footnotes
2143:oil slick
2061:batteries
1957:, and on
1714:USS
1694:Bundaberg
1687:Deloraine
1558:periscope
1514:zigzagged
1483:Newcastle
1478:starboard
1440:corvette
1367:corvettes
1309:torpedoes
1106:Australia
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550:departed
540:2nd Fleet
538:2 in the
481:laid down
448:torpedoes
394:displaced
382:Australia
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339:, was an
333:, later
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4230:Seahorse
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3809:10 Apr:
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1407:deck gun
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851:Yokosuka
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767:"Zeke")
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536:Squadron
532:Division
497:Launched
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4043:LST-507
3987:Amagiri
3918:Gudgeon
3829:Akigumo
3799:9 Apr:
3783:8 Apr:
3767:7 Apr:
3751:6 Apr:
3741:4 Apr:
3731:3 Apr:
3721:2 Apr:
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1775:Portmar
1749:30°59′S
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1728:Portmar
1723:Portmar
1716:LST-469
1610:warship
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552:Okinawa
109:Renamed
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67:Builder
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28:History
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1114:Nouméa
1110:Sydney
1087:Rabaul
1041:lagoon
892:Honshu
886:Hornet
749:Niihau
712:Allies
676:Kyushu
653:Hawaii
644:Katori
638:, the
578:, and
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170:Length
146:Kaidai
75:Sasebo
4178:HMHS
4132:Ro-46
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4099:U-193
4089:Ro-45
4079:U-421
4060:I-183
4026:U-803
4010:U-488
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3977:U-311
3967:M 553
3934:U-974
3907:U-986
3901:U-342
3891:U-550
3881:No. 7
3871:U-448
3845:I-174
3835:U-108
3802:U-515
3792:U-962
3776:U-856
3760:U-455
3754:U-302
3744:I-169
3734:U-288
3724:U-360
3651:I-185
3638:I-184
3625:I-183
3612:I-182
3599:I-181
3586:I-180
3573:I-179
3560:I-178
3547:I-177
3534:I-176
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3472:I-172
3459:I-171
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3409:I-174
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2804:5 May
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2050:I-174
2040:I-174
2024:I-174
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2013:I-169
1978:I-175
1974:I-174
1931:I-174
1917:I-174
1894:I-174
1876:I-174
1862:I-174
1847:I-174
1826:I-174
1819:I-174
1795:towed
1787:I-174
1773:USAT
1706:I-174
1655:I-174
1648:I-174
1640:bombs
1636:I-174
1629:I-174
1625:I-174
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1275:I-174
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1237:I-174
1224:I-174
1189:I-175
1181:I-175
1177:I-174
1148:I-175
1144:I-174
1138:I-174
1118:I-174
1102:I-174
1075:I-174
1064:I-174
1056:I-175
1052:I-174
1045:atoll
1037:I-123
1014:I-123
1009:I-174
1005:I-174
984:I-123
978:I-121
973:I-175
964:I-174
797:Hiryū
789:Sōryū
780:Sōryū
774:Hiryū
663:into
586:Takao
493:Japan
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425:knots
402:draft
336:I-174
258:Range
246:knots
239:Speed
186:Draft
113:I-174
79:Japan
4259:1945
4251:1944
4243:1943
4154:Cero
4126:I-46
4065:USS
3819:U-68
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3619:I-83
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2001:I-39
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1989:I-21
1983:I-19
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1621:wake
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