Japanese submarine I-33
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I-33 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B1 type submarine. Completed and commissioned in 1942, she served in World War II, making one war patrol that included the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, before sinking accidentally in September 1942. Refloated and repaired, she sank again in a diving accident during post-repair sea trials in June 1944.
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The salvaged wreck of I-33 on 30 August 1953. | |
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Name | Submarine No. 146 |
Builder | Mitsubishi |
Laid down | 21 February 1940 |
Renamed | I-41 on 25 March 1941 |
Launched | 1 May 1941 |
Renamed | I-33 on 1 November 1941 |
Completed | 10 June 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 June 1942 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type B1 submarine |
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Length | 108.7 m (357 ft) |
Beam | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
Draft | 5.14 m (16.9 ft) |
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Range | 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Complement | 94 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 Yokosuka E14Y seaplane |
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