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| Tonnage | 1635 tons standard 1720 tons surfaced 2300 tons submerged |
| Dimensions | 320'6" by 25'7" by 15'10" 97.69m by 7.80m by 4.83m |
| Maximum speed | 20
knots surfaced 8.5 knots submerged |
| Dive | to
200 feet (61 meters) (Type 4) to 230 feet (70 meters) (Type 5) |
| Complement | 58 62-88 (Type 5) |
| Armament | 1 4.7"/45
dual-purpose gun 1 25mm/76 AA gun (Type 5) 1 light machine gun 6 21" torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (6000 bhp) or
electric (1800 shp) |
| Bunkerage | 230 tons diesel oil |
| Range | 10,800 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots surfaced 6130 nautical miles (11,400 km) at 16 knots surfaced 60 nautical miles (110 km) at 3 knots submerged |
The KD4s were completed between 1925 and 1930 at the Mitsubishi shipyard in Kobe and were a slightly smaller version of the KD3s, with two fewer torpedo tubes. We include here also the very similar KD5 class (I-65, I-66).
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I-62 |
Renumbered I-162 on 1942-5-20 and relegated to training duty on 1944-7-1. Converted to a Kaiten carrier on 1945-4-1. | |
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I-64 |
Torpedoed by Triton 1942-5-17 off Midway | |
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I-65 |
Sunk by aircraft 1945-6-27 512 miles east of Saipan | |
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I-66 |
Torpedoed by Telemachus 1944-7-17 in Straits of Malacca |
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
CombinedFleet.com
(accessed 2009-12-24)
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