Japanese submarine I-30
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I-30 was a Type B1 submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. After operating in the Indian Ocean she participated in a Yanagi mission, aimed at connecting Japan and Nazi Germany by submarine. She was the first Japanese submarine to reach Europe, arriving at Lorient, France in August 1942. I-30 returned to Singapore loaded with military technology and information, but hit a mine outside the harbour and sank. Only part of her cargo was salvaged.
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Name | I-30 |
Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 7 June 1939 |
Launched | 17 September 1940 |
Completed | 28 February 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by mine, 13 October 1942, later salvaged and scrapped, 1959-1960 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type B1 submarine |
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Length | 108.9 m (357 ft) |
Beam | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
Draft | 5.14 m (16.9 ft) |
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Range | 14,000 nmi (26,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Complement | 94 officers and men |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Yokosuka E14Y floatplane |
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