Japanese submarine I-16

I-16 in 1940.
History
Empire of Japan
NameSubmarine No. 44
BuilderMitsubishi Kobe Yard, Kobe, Japan
Yard number44
Laid down15 September 1937
RenamedI-16 on 1 June 1938
Launched8 July 1938
Commissioned30 March 1940
FateSunk 19 May 1944
Stricken10 October 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeType C1 submarine
Displacement
  • 2,595 tonnes (2,554 long tons) surfaced
  • 3,618 tonnes (3,561 long tons) submerged
Length109.3 m (358 ft 7 in) overall
Beam9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Crew107
Armament
NotesFitted to carry 1 × Type A midget submarine

I-16 was one of five Type C cruiser submarines of the C1 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy, Commissioned in 1940, she deployed a midget submarine for the attack on Pearl Harbor and for an attack on ships at Diego-Suarez in Madagascar, conducted an anti-shipping patrol in the Indian Ocean, and took part in the Guadalcanal campaign, New Guinea campaign, and Bougainville campaign before she was sunk in May 1944.


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