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I-25

IJN I-25

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeSubmarine
ClassB1 type
WarSecond World War
Main guns6 × 533 mm (21 in) forward torpedo tubes

Shelled Fort Stevens in Oregon in June 1942, and in September her floatplane dropped fire bombs on the Oregon forests: the only air raids on the mainland United States. Lost in the South Pacific in 1943.

A photo thought to be the E14Y "Glen" floatplane of Nobuo Fujita preparing to launch from the Japanese submarine I-25 Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) forward torpedo tubes
  • 17 torpedoes
  • 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun
BuilderMitsubishi
Laid down3 February 1939
Launched8 June 1940
Commissioned15 October 1941
Displacement2,344 tonnes (2,584 tons) surfaced 3,315 tonnes (3,654 tons) submerged
Length108.7 m (356.6 ft)
Speed43.5 km/h (23.5 kn; 27.0 mph) surfaced 15 km/h (8 kn; 9 mph) submerged
Complement94 officers and men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

8 June 1940