| 8th Submarine Squadron | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Japanese_submarine_I-10_at_Penang_port_in_1942.jpg) Japanese submarine I-10 at Penang in 1942 | |
| Active | 10 March 1942 – 20 February 1945[1] |
| Country |  Empire of Japan |
| Branch |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Type | Submarine squadron |
| Size | Squadron |
| Part of | 6th Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Penang, Malaysia |
The 8th Submarine Squadron of the Imperial Japanese Navy was based at Swettenham Pier, Penang, Malaya, until late 1944 during World War II. Its mission was to disrupt Allied supply lines in aid of Nazi Germany.[2][3][4]
- ^ Submarine Squadron 8. ijnsubsite.info.
- ^ War II: Yanagi Missions -- Japan's Underwater Convoys, Originally published by World War II magazine. Published Online: June 12, 2006[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Penang Submarines, Dennis Gunton, City Council of George Town, Penang, Malaysia, 1970
- ^ The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II, Carl Boyd and Akihiko Yoshida, Naval Institute Press, 2012, ISBN 1612512062, 9781612512068