Japanese submarine I-180
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Japanese submarine I-180 (originally I-80) was a Kaidai type (KD7 sub-class) cruiser submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Ordered in 1939 under the 4th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme, she was laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 17 April 1941 as I-80. Launched on 7 February 1942, she was renumbered I-180 on 20 May 1942, and completed on 15 January 1943.[2]
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Name | I-180 |
Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 17 April 1941, as I-80 |
Launched | 7 February 1942 |
Completed | 15 January 1943, as I-180 |
Stricken | 10 July 1944 |
Fate | Sunk 26 April 1944 |
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Class and type | Kaidai type, KD7-class |
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Length | 346 ft (105 m) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
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Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (surfaced) |
Endurance | 75 days |
Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 86 officers and men |
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