Japanese submarine I-55 (1943)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese submarine I-55.
The second I-55 was one of three Type C cruiser submarines of the C3 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Commissioned in April 1944, she was lost in July 1944 while taking part in the Marianas campaign during World War II.
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Name | Submarine No. 628 |
Builder | Kure Navy Yard, Kure, Hiroshima |
Laid down | 15 June 1942 |
Renamed | I-55 on 1 November 1942 |
Launched | 20 April 1943 |
Completed | 20 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 20 April 1944 |
Fate | Missing after 13 July 1944 (see text) |
Stricken | 10 October 1944 |
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Class and type | Type C3 submarine |
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Length | 108.7 m (356 ft 8 in) overall |
Beam | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
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Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Crew | 94 |
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