Japanese submarine I-15

I-15 during her initial sea trials.
History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 37
BuilderKure Naval Arsenal, KureJapan
Laid down25 January 1938
RenamedI-15
Launched7 March 1939
Commissioned30 September 1940
FateSunk 10 November 1942
Stricken24 December 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeType B1 submarine
Displacement
  • 2,584 tons surfaced
  • 3,654 tons submerged
Length108.7 m (357 ft)
Beam9.3 m (31 ft)
Draft5.14 m (16.9 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 diesels: 12,400 hp (9,200 kW)
  • Electric motors: 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)
Speed
  • 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged
Range14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Test depth100 m (328 ft)
Complement94
Armament
Aircraft carried1 Yokosuka E14Y floatplane

I-15 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B1 type submarine commissioned in 1940 that served during World War II. She supported the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, operated off the United States West Coast, and took part in Operation K-1, the Aleutian Islands campaign, and the Guadalcanal campaign, including the Battle of the Eastern Solomons and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, before she was sunk in November 1942 during her fourth war patrol.

  1. ^ Campbell, John Naval Weapons of World War Two ISBN 0-87021-459-4 p.191