Japanese submarine I-24 (1939)

History
Empire of Japan
NameSubmarine No. 48
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo
Laid down5 December 1938
RenamedI-24 on 30 September 1939
Launched12 November 1939
Completed31 October 1941
Commissioned31 October 1941
FateSunk 11 June 1943
Stricken1 August 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeType C1 submarine
Displacement
  • 2,595 tonnes (2,554 long tons) surfaced
  • 3,618 tonnes (3,561 long tons) submerged
Length109.3 m (358 ft 7 in) overall
Beam9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Crew95
Armament
NotesFitted to carry 1 × Type A midget submarine

The second I-24 was one of five Type C cruiser submarines of the C1 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. During World War II, she operated as the mother ship for a midget submarine during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the attack on Sydney Harbour, supported Japanese forces during the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, and served in the Guadalcanal campaign, New Guinea campaign, and Aleutian Islands campaign. She was sunk in June 1943.