IJN I-400
Survived
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Sen-Toku (I-400) |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 5.5″ gun |
The largest submarines built until the nuclear age, carrying three Seiran floatplanes to bomb the Panama Canal or the US coast. Surrendered at sea in August 1945 before making an attack, and scuttled by the US Navy off Hawaii in 1946.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × 533 mm (21 in) forward torpedo tubes
- 20 × Type 95 torpedoes
- 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun
- 3 × 25 mm (1.0 in) 3-barrel machine gun
- 1 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) machine gun
| Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Japan |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 18 January 1943 |
| Launched | 18 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1944 |
| Displacement | 5,223 long tons (5,307 t) surfaced 6,560 long tons (6,665 t) submerged |
| Length | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Speed | 18.75 knots (21.58 mph; 34.73 km/h) surfaced 6.5 kn (7.5 mph; 12.0 km/h) submerged |
| Complement | 144 |
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
18 January 1944