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submarine. In August 1945 became the last
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246:(190 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h) submerged
737:"IJN Submarine I-373: Tabular Record of Movement"
958:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1945
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169:74.00 m (242 ft 9 in) overall
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156:1,660 long tons (1,687 t) surfaced
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653:′s crew as the nonexistent submarine "
372:and was provisionally attached to the
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366:. On 5 October 1944, she was renamed
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768:. Retrieved on September 19, 2020.
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408:submarine capable of carrying 150
185:5.05 m (16 ft 7 in)
177:8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
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1234:Maritime incidents in August 1945
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785:submarine (Sen'yu type submarine)
195:2 × Kampon Mk.23B Model 8 diesels
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533:also detected the pulse of
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295:2 × 81 mm (3 in)
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301:7 × Type 96 25mm AA guns
256:100 m (330 ft)
374:Yokosuka Naval District
136:General characteristics
571:fired a spread of six
438:unit headquartered at
316:Imperial Japanese Navy
894:I-373-class (Type DM/
348:on 13 August 1944 by
1101:Charles C. Randleman
793:I-361-class (Type D/
436:signals intelligence
424:Transport operations
392:Upon commissioning,
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201:1,200 shp submerged
1091:Christiaan Huygens
602:29.033°N 123.883°E
511:United States Navy
363:Submarine No. 2962
350:Yokosuka Navy Yard
198:1,750 bhp surfaced
56:Yokosuka Navy Yard
46:Submarine No. 2962
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1219:1944 ships
1203:Categories
1144:Blencathra
987:Argos Hill
965:Shipwrecks
611: (
513:submarine
507:zigzagging
376:. She was
321:transport
282:Complement
253:Test depth
190:Propulsion
1177:July 1945
1142:HMS
1121:USS
1061:Nevastroi
975:USS
651:Spikefish
636:Spikefish
626:Spikefish
576:torpedoes
569:Spikefish
557:Spikefish
542:Spikefish
527:Spikefish
517:Spikefish
515:USS
444:Australia
440:Melbourne
418:6th Fleet
346:laid down
323:submarine
269:200 tons
242:100
120:Spikefish
118:USS
97:Completed
70:Laid down
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977:Bullhead
592:123°53′E
499:Shanghai
398:Squadron
378:launched
354:Yokosuka
290:Armament
271:gasoline
261:Capacity
204:2 shafts
128:Stricken
116:Sunk by
89:Launched
60:Yokosuka
1130:5 Aug:
1123:Batfish
1119:1 Aug:
1029:Yu 1001
997:Amakusa
994:9 Aug:
984:7 Aug:
973:6 Aug:
781:Type D
759:Sources
589:29°02′N
456:Formosa
319:Type D2
314:was an
78:Renamed
52:Builder
23:History
1081:Ha-209
1003:Tokiwa
473:, and
433:Allied
406:tanker
402:Sasebo
327:tanker
166:Length
1133:I-400
1051:I-373
1045:CD-47
1039:CD-13
1019:CD-75
1013:CD-63
907:I-373
883:I-372
876:I-371
869:I-370
862:I-369
855:I-368
848:I-367
841:I-366
834:I-365
827:I-364
820:I-363
813:I-362
806:I-361
783:(Tei)
668:Notes
662:I-373
655:I-382
646:I-373
630:I-373
614:I-373
580:I-373
565:I-373
561:I-373
550:I-373
546:I-373
536:I-373
523:radar
503:China
491:I-373
479:I-373
475:sugar
467:I-373
452:Takao
448:I-373
394:I-373
369:I-373
358:Japan
342:I-373
311:I-373
230:Range
218:knots
216:13.0
211:Speed
182:Draft
82:I-373
64:Japan
36:Japan
1173:1946
1165:1945
1157:1944
748:2020
485:Loss
471:rice
344:was
174:Beam
113:Fate
42:Name
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