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Tonnage |
1420 tons standard 1810 tons surfaced 2564 tons submerged |
Dimensions |
344'6" by 26'11" by 15'1" 105.00m by 8.20m by 4.60m |
Maximum speed |
23
knots (surfaced) 8 knots (submerged) |
Dive | to
250 feet (76 meters) |
Complement |
60-84 |
Armament |
1 5"/50
dual-purpose gun 2 13mm/76 machine guns 6 21" torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes) |
Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (9000 hp) or
electric (1800 hp) |
Bunkerage | 350 tons diesel oil |
Range | 10,000
nautical miles (19,000 km) at 16 knots surfaced 65 nautical miles (120 km) at 3 knots submerged |
The KD6Bs were
completed between 1934 and 1938. They were ordered at a time when the Navy was emphasizing crash construction of carriers, cruisers and destroyers, and their design was basically a repeat of the KD6As with some minor improvements.
between French Frigate Shoals and Midway |
Renamed I-174 on 1942-5-20. Sunk by aircraft 1944-4-12 off Truk. | |
southwest of Oahu |
Renamed I-175 on 1942-5-20. Sunk by Charrette and Fair 1944-2-5 near Wotje. |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2 January 2007)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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