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I-25 (イ-25) was a B1 type (I-15-class) submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II, took part in the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the only Axis submarine to carry out aerial bombing on the continental United States in World War II, during the so-called Lookout Air Raids, and the shelling of Fort Stevens, both attacks occurring in the state of Oregon.
Transporting a Yokosuka E14Y seaplane, the submarine was manned by a crew of 97. [1] On 21 June 1942, I-25 had entered U.S. coastal waters, following fishing boats to avoid the mine fields in the area. Late that night, Commander Tagami ordered his crew to surface his submarine at the mouth of the Columbia River.
The Type D Modified ((潜)丁型改, (Submarine) Type D Modified) (I-373-class) submarine was designed as a tanker submarine based on the Type D1 but with no torpedoes. I-373 – sunk in the East China Sea on August 14, 1945, by USS Spikefish. I-373 was the last Japanese submarine sunk in World War II.
The Japanese attack caused no damage to the fort itself, only destroying the backstop of the post's baseball field. [5] The garrison of Fort Stevens during World War II included elements of two regiments, the 249th Coast Artillery (Oregon National Guard) and the 18th Coast Artillery of the Regular Army. [9] Fort Stevens was decommissioned in 1947.
The Ocean Exploration Trust also visited the Japanese sub I-401, which sits at a depth of about 2,742 feet in the same area. Identity of massive WWII shipwreck confirmed when team finds name still ...
The Yokosuka E14Y (Allied reporting name Glen) was an Imperial Japanese Navy reconnaissance seaplane transported aboard and launched from Japanese submarine aircraft carriers, such as the I-25 during World War II. The Japanese Navy designation was "Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane" (零式小型水上偵察機).
The Bombardment of Ellwood during World War II was a naval attack by a Japanese submarine against United States coastal targets near Santa Barbara, California in February 1942. Though the damage was minimal, the event was key in triggering the West Coast invasion scare and influenced the decision to intern Japanese-Americans .
USS Corvina The only known instance of a US submarine being sunk by a Japanese submarine, sunk by Japanese submarine I-176. [13] USS Escolar Sunk 17 October 1944 by a Japanese mine. [13] USS Flier Sunk 13 August 1944 by Japanese mines. [13] USS Grampus Sunk 5 March 1943 by destroyers Minegumo and Murasame or by 958th Kōkūtai naval aircraft. [13]