Japanese submarine HA. 19

HA. 19 grounded in the surf on Oahu after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 1941
History
Japan
NameHA. 19
BuilderKure Naval Dockyard, Kure
Launched1938
CapturedGrounded, Oahu 7 December 1941
StatusMuseum exhibit
General characteristics
TypeType A Kō-hyōteki-class submarine
Displacement46 long tons (47 t) submerged[1]
Length23.9 m (78 ft 5 in)[1]
Beam1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Height3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 × electric motor, 600 hp (447 kW)[1]
  • 2 × counter-rotating screws
Speed
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) surfaced
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged[1]
Range
  • 100 nmi (190 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph)[1]
  • 80 nmi (150 km) at 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
  • 18 nmi (33 km) at 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Test depth30 m (98 ft)[1]
Complement2[1]
Armament
  • 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedoes, muzzle-loaded into tubes[1]
  • 1 × 300 lb (140 kg) scuttling charge
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine)
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) is located in Texas
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine)
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine)
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) is located in the United States
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine)
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine)
LocationNational Museum of the Pacific War, 340 E. Main St., Fredericksburg, Texas
Coordinates30°16′20″N 98°52′6″W / 30.27222°N 98.86833°W / 30.27222; -98.86833
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
NRHP reference No.89001428[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1989
Designated NHLJune 30, 1989[3]

HA. 19 (also known as Japanese Midget Submarine "C" by the United States Navy) is a historic Imperial Japanese Navy Type A Kō-hyōteki-class midget submarine that was part of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The submarine's crew was ordered to enter Pearl Harbor, attack the moored American warships with its two torpedoes and then scuttle her with explosives. However, the crew was unable to enter the harbor due to navigational difficulties, and the submarine ran aground and was captured by American forces.

HA. 19 is now displayed at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Stewart, A.J., LCDR USN. "Those Mysterious Midgets", United States Naval Institute Proceedings, December 1974, p.55-63
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Staff (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State (Texas)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2016.