Japanese cruiser submarine (ex-Submarine No. 51 1922-1924) I-52 1924-1942 (I-152 1942, Haikan No. 14 1942-1948)

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Part of Kaidai-class submarine Type II based on the German Type U 139 submarine and indicated as Project S25. Ordered under the 1919 fiscal year. Laid down by Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Japan on 14 February/2 April 1922, launched on 12 June 1923, renamed I-52 on 1 November 1924, completed and commissioned on 20 May 1925, renamed I-152 on 20 May 1942, decommissioned on 14 July 1942, stricken, hulked and renamed Haikan No. 14 on 1 August 1942 and broken up between 1946-1948.