 I-1 in 1930
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Name | Submarine Cruiser No. 74 |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan |
| Laid down | 12 March 1923 |
| Launched | 15 October 1924 |
| Renamed | I-1 on 1 November 1924 |
| Completed | Late February 1926 |
| Commissioned | 10 March 1926 |
| Decommissioned | 5 November 1929 |
| Recommissioned | 15 November 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1935 |
| Recommissioned | 15 February 1936 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1939 |
| Recommissioned | 15 November 1940 |
| Fate | Wrecked 29 January 1943 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | J1 type submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 16.5 ft (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion | twin shaft MAN 10 cylinder
4 stroke diesels giving 6000 bhp two electric motors of 2600 ehp |
| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) (surfaced) 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged) |
| Range | 24,400 nmi (45,200 km; 28,100 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Test depth | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 x 46 ft (14 m) Daihatsu (added August–September 1942) |
| Complement | 68 officers and men |
| Armament |
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I-1 was a J1 type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was a large cruiser submarine displacing 2,135 tons and was the lead unit of the four submarines of her class. Commissioned in 1926, she served in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. During the latter conflict she operated in support of the attack on Pearl Harbor, conducted anti-shipping patrols in the Indian Ocean, and took part in the Aleutian Islands campaign and the Guadalcanal campaign. In January 1943, during the Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal, Operation Ke, the Royal New Zealand Navy minesweeper corvettes HMNZS Kiwi and HMNZS Moa intercepted her, and she was wrecked at Kamimbo Bay on the coast of Guadalcanal after a depth charge and surface battle.[2][3]
- ^ Campbell, John Naval Weapons of World War Two ISBN 0-87021-459-4 p.191
- ^ "Moa and Kiwi bag a sub". New Zealand History. History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Owen, David (2007). Anti-submarine warfare : an illustrated history. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 179. ISBN 9781591140146.