Japanese submarine I-368
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I-368 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type D1 transport submarine. Completed and commissioned in August 1944, she served in World War II and was converted into a kaiten suicide attack torpedo carrier in January 1945. She was sunk in February 1945 while operating during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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Name | Submarine No. 5468 |
Builder | Yokosuka Navy Yard, Yokosuka, Japan |
Laid down | 15 July 1943 |
Renamed | I-368 on 25 January 1944 |
Launched | 29 January 1944 |
Completed | 25 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 25 August 1944 |
Fate | Sunk 26 February 1945 |
Stricken | 10 April 1945 |
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Class and type | Type D1 submarine |
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Length | 73.50 m (241 ft 2 in) overall |
Beam | 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 4.76 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Test depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x Daihatsu-class landing craft (removed January 1945) |
Capacity | 85 tons freight |
Complement | 55 |
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