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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.
USS San Francisco in a dry dock, after hitting an underwater mountain 350 miles (560 km) south of Guam in 2005 This article describes major accidents and incidents involving submarines and submersibles since 2000. 2000s 2000 Kursk explosion Main article: Kursk submarine disaster In August 2000, the Russian Oscar II-class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of high-test peroxide ...
Japan's foreign minister, Yōhei Kōno, complained that U.S. officials had not provided details of the civilians' involvement, stating, "I cannot help but say it is an extremely grave situation if it were the case that the participation of civilians in the submarine's surfacing maneuver led to the accident."
I-76/I-176 – sank USS Corvina patrolling off Truk on 16 November 1943, the only known Japanese submarine success against a US submarine – USS Snook was a probable second victim by Japanese submarines. I-176 was lost a year later off Buka Island on 16 May 1944, depth-charged by USS Franks, USS Haggard, and USS Johnston.
Pages in category "Japanese submarine accidents" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Japanese submarine Ro-25; Japanese submarine Ro-28;
The submarine launched a decoy mine ahead of the convoy's position, causing the convoy to shift bearing to avoid the mine. This, however, was just diversionary and the mine was a dummy. USS Underhill after realising this noticed several sonar contacts, which were later revealed to be a Japanese submarine and several Kaiten. A depth charge run ...
The Type B1 submarine (巡潜乙型潜水艦, Junsen Otsu-gata sensuikan, lit."Cruiser submarine type B"), also called I-15-class submarine (伊一五型潜水艦, I-jū-go-gata sensuikan) was the first group of boats of the Type B cruiser submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1940s.