Japanese submarine I-46
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I-46 was the first of three Type C cruiser submarines of the C2 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Commissioned in February 1944, she operated in World War II during the Battle of Leyte and Battle of Leyte Gulf before she was lost in October 1944.
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Name | Submarine No. 376 |
Builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Japan |
Laid down | 21 November 1942 |
Renamed | I-46 on 25 May 1943 |
Launched | 3 June 1943 |
Completed | 29 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 29 February 1944 |
Fate | Missing October 1944 (see text) |
Stricken | 10 March 1945 |
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Class and type | Type C2 submarine |
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Length | 109.3 m (358 ft 7 in) overall |
Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in) |
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Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Crew | 94 |
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