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Japanese submarine I-40

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to be presumed lost with her entire crew of 97 in the Gilbert Islands area. She was stricken from the Navy list on 30 April 1944.
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got underway from Truk on 22 November 1943 to begin her first war patrol, assigned a patrol area off
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was attached formally to the Yokosuka Naval District and assigned to Submarine Squadron 11 in the
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sank a Japanese submarine southwest of Tarawa on 23 November 1943 which probably was
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in forming a picket line north of Makin, and on 2 December 1943 it ordered
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and disappeared after departing for her first war patrol in November 1943.
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all received orders to proceed to the Gilberts and oppose the invasion.
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was reassigned to Submarine Division 1 in Submarine Squadron 2 in the
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14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
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for work-ups. During August 1943, she took part in testing of
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On 21 February 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy declared
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on 20 August 1942 and provisionally attached to the
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She was completed and 987: 973: 965: 671: 657: 649: 388:, which she reached on 19 November 1943. 183:2 diesels: 11,000 hp (8,200 kW) 395:began on 20 November 1943 with the U.S. 111:Missing after 22 November 1943 609:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017). 562: 638:Hackett, Bob & Kingsepp, Sander. 18: 393:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign 237:6 × 533 mm (21 in) forward 30: 7: 198:23.5 knots (43.5 km/h) surfaced 1674:Maritime incidents in November 1943 534:aircraft teamed with the destroyer 504:did not respond to either message. 1679:Missing submarines of World War II 14: 1654:Ships built by Kure Naval Arsenal 956:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines 380:on 31 October 1943. She departed 1664:World War II submarines of Japan 1624: 1619: 1607: 1599: 642:. Retrieved on August 28, 2020. 201:8 knots (15 km/h) submerged 32: 1689:Submarines lost with all hands 511:′s loss remain a mystery. The 384:on 13 November 1943 bound for 281:Construction and commissioning 1: 372:With her work-ups completed, 1684:Warships lost with all hands 157:356.5 ft (108.7 m) 500:to report their positions. 1710: 1594: 953: 350:magnetic anomaly detector 165:30.5 ft (9.3 m) 147:3,700 tons submerged 123: 25: 21: 292:on 18 March 1942 at the 251:14 cm (5.5 in) 219:100 m (330 ft) 144:2,624 tons surfaced 318:Yokosuka Naval District 173:17 ft (5.2 m) 124:General characteristics 268:Imperial Japanese Navy 917:-class (Type B Kai 2/ 855:-class (Type B Kai 1/ 542:to sink her and that 507:The circumstances of 358:antisubmarine warfare 526:but could have been 336:Upon commissioning, 411:and the submarines 1649:Type B2 submarines 532:United States Navy 397:invasion of Tarawa 320:that day, she was 59:Kure Naval Arsenal 1636: 1635: 1544:William D. Porter 1312:Melville E. Stone 962: 961: 615:combinedfleet.com 352:equipment in the 328:on 31 July 1943. 307:Submarine No. 370 271:Type B2 submarine 259: 258: 133:Type B2 submarine 79:on 20 August 1942 49:Submarine No. 370 16:Type B2 submarine 1701: 1628: 1623: 1611: 1603: 1587: 1576: 1558: 1547: 1529: 1518: 1502: 1480: 1444: 1421: 1405: 1395: 1379: 1327: 1280: 1270: 1259: 1237: 1214: 1197: 1181: 1170: 1153: 1136: 1126: 1116: 1106: 1096: 1073: 1063: 1022: 989: 982: 975: 966: 673: 666: 659: 650: 626: 625: 623: 621: 606: 546:alone sank her. 356:, serving as an 304:, with the name 87:10 November 1942 40: 37: 36: 35: 19: 1709: 1708: 1704: 1703: 1702: 1700: 1699: 1698: 1639: 1638: 1637: 1632: 1615: 1590: 1579: 1561: 1550: 1532: 1521: 1505: 1494: 1488:Other incidents 1483: 1447: 1424: 1408: 1398: 1382: 1330: 1283: 1273: 1262: 1240: 1217: 1200: 1184: 1173: 1156: 1139: 1129: 1119: 1109: 1099: 1076: 1066: 1025: 1009: 996: 993: 963: 958: 949: 908: 846: 695:-class (Type B/ 686: 677: 646: 635: 630: 629: 619: 617: 608: 607: 564: 559: 405:Gilbert Islands 360:target for the 354:Seto Inland Sea 334: 332:Service history 283: 38: 33: 31: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1707: 1705: 1697: 1696: 1691: 1686: 1681: 1676: 1671: 1666: 1661: 1656: 1651: 1641: 1640: 1634: 1633: 1595: 1592: 1591: 1589: 1588: 1577: 1559: 1548: 1530: 1519: 1503: 1491: 1489: 1485: 1484: 1482: 1481: 1448:Unknown date: 1445: 1422: 1406: 1402:John P. 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Retrieved 614: 550: 548: 543: 537: 527: 523: 517: 508: 506: 501: 497: 492: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 469: 465:Makin Island 460: 455: 449: 443: 437: 431: 425: 419: 413: 408: 407:. That day, 390: 373: 371: 365: 337: 335: 326:commissioned 312: 311: 306: 305: 285: 284: 275:World War II 262: 261: 260: 139:Displacement 103:31 July 1943 100:Commissioned 95:31 July 1943 76: 48: 1306:Liscome Bay 1659:1942 ships 1643:Categories 1222:Discoverer 1002:Shipwrecks 310:. 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Index

Kure Naval Arsenal
Type B2 submarine
torpedo tubes
torpedoes
14 cm (5.5 in)
Imperial Japanese Navy
Type B2 submarine
World War II
laid down
Kure Navy Yard
Kure
Japan
Yokosuka Naval District
launched
commissioned
1st Fleet
sonar
magnetic anomaly detector
Seto Inland Sea
antisubmarine warfare
minelayer
Nuwajima
6th Fleet
Yokosuka
Truk
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
invasion of Tarawa
of Makin
Gilbert Islands
I-19

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