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Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarines formed by far the most varied fleet of submarines of World War II, including manned torpedoes , midget submarines (Kō-hyōteki, Kairyū), medium-range submarines, purpose-built supply submarines (many used by the Imperial Japanese Army, see Type 3), fleet submarines (many of which carried an aircraft ...
This is a list of submarines of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945. Germany used submarines to devastating effect in the Battle of the Atlantic , where it attempted to cut Britain's supply routes by sinking more merchant ships than Britain ...
An Imperial Japanese Navy I-400-class submarine, the largest submarine type of World War II. Japan had by far the most varied fleet of submarines of World War II, including manned torpedoes , midget submarines (Ko-hyoteki, Kairyu), medium-range submarines, purpose-built supply submarines (many for use by the Army), long-range fleet submarines ...
Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-219, until given to Japan May 1945. I-506-class: Submarine: I-506: 1,610 tonnes Was German Kriegsmarine submarine under the name U-195, until given to Japan May 1945. Ro-11-class: Submarine
The I-400-class submarine (伊四百型潜水艦, I-yon-hyaku-gata sensuikan) Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarines were the largest submarines of World War II, with the final completed submarine being finished roughly a month before the end of the war.
Japanese submarines lost during World War II (140 P) Pages in category "World War II submarines of Japan" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 263 total.
A Japanese midget submarine grounded on Oahu Beach, Hawaii, 1941. Japanese submarines in the Pacific War consisted of 176 boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the war Japanese submarines sank two US aircraft carriers, a cruiser and numerous other warships. Later they became used to resupply isolated island garrisons.
Submarines of World War II represented a wide range of capabilities with many types of varying specifications produced by dozens of countries. The principle countries engaged in submarine warfare during the war were Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. The Italian and Soviet fleets were the largest.