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Tonnage |
2184 tons standard displacement 2557 tons surfaced 3564 tons submerged |
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Dimensions |
350'10" by 29'10" by 17'6" 106.93m by 9.09m by 5.33m |
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Maximum speed |
23.5 knots (surfaced) 8 knots (submerged) |
| Complement |
95 |
| Dive | to 330 feet (100 meters) |
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Armament |
1 5.5"/50
gun 2 25mm/60 machine guns 8 21" torpedo tubes (20 torpedoes) |
| Machinery | 2-shaft diesel (12,400 hp) or
electric (2000 hp) |
| Range | 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots surfaced 60 nautical miles (110 km) at 3 knots submerged |
| Modifications |
Late 1944: I-47 and I-48 modified to carry four Kaiten by removing their deck guns. Surviving units likely received Type 13 air search radar and Type 22 surface search radar. 1945: I-47 further modified to carry an additional two Kaiten. |
The C2s
were virtually
identical to the C1s. However, they were not equipped to carry a midget submarine. Another seven units were
planned but not laid down.
Some authors list the C1s as the Cs and the C2s as the C1s.
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Completed 1944-2-29 (Sasebo) |
Missing from 1944-10-27 off Leyte |
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| I-47 | Completed 1944-7-10 (Sasebo) | |
| I-48 | Completed 1944-9-5 (Sasebo) | Sunk 1945-1-23 off Yap by Conklin, Corbesier and Raby |
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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