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Imperial Japanese Navy submarines originated with the purchase of five Holland type submarines from the United States in 1904. Japanese submarine forces progressively built up strength and expertise, becoming by the beginning of World War II one of the world's most varied and powerful submarine fleets.
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 first one completed just a little over 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.
The I-201-class submarines (伊二百一型潜水艦, I-ni-hyaku-ichi-gata sensuikan) were submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. These submarines were of advanced design, built for high underwater speed, and were known as Sentaka-Dai type submarine (潜高大型潜水艦, Sen-Taka-Dai-gata sensuikan, "Submarine High ...
The Japanese constructed only three of these submarines during World War II (I-52, I-53 and I-55), although twenty were planned. [4] They were the largest submarines ever built at that time, before the enormous Sentoku subs were built, and were known as the most advanced Japanese submarines of their time.
This List of Japanese Naval ships and war vessels in World War II is a list of seafaring vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II.It includes submarines, battleships, oilers, minelayers and other types of Japanese sea vessels of war and naval ships used during wartime.
Japanese submarine I-8 was the only submarine to complete a round-trip voyage between Japan and Europe during World War II. Type A1 headquarters submarines (three built, I-9, I-10, I-11) Carried one floatplane, two more cancelled 1942. Type A2 headquarters submarine (one built, I-12) Carried one floatplane, hangar and catapult fitted forward.