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Thursday, 23 February 2023

Japanese small cruiser submarines I-52-53 and I-54

Built late 1943. Displacement of 2,0.. (standard)-2,565 (normal)- 3,141(emergency)-3,561submerged (tons) and as dimensions 108.37 c 9.13 x 5.12 metres. Submerged endurance 32 hours/3 knots. Submergence depth 100 metres. Submergence time 60 seconds. Speed 17.7 surfaced-6.5 submerged knots. Armament 6-21” type 95 torpedo tubes forward for whiwch 19 torpedoes were carried, 1x2-2.5cm and 4 Kaiten aft. Propulsion Battery 11,200 AH 240 cells 240 volts, 2-10 cylinder 4 cycle supercharged non-reversible engines each 3,550ihp 4,700 ship total direct drive, 2x600 kW 6 cylinder 4 cycle solid injection auxiliary engines and 2 double armature 1,250hp Type 8 motors. Fuel bunker capacity estimated 800 tons and range 27,000 nautical miles/12 knots-21,000 nautical miles/16 knots. Crew numbered 142 men including 12 officers. Riveted double medium steel hull. Periscopes 1-Mk3, 1-Mk4 10 metres 10X 1X.

Source 

U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan. Report S-01-1 Characteristics of Japanese naval vessels article 1 submarines. Dated January 1946.  

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