Japanese submarine I-52 (1942)

History
Japan
Name	I-52, code-named Momi (樅, Japanese for "evergreen" or "fir tree")
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	18 March 1942
Commissioned	28 December 1943
Stricken	10 December 1944
Fate	Sunk on 24 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type C3 cargo submarine
Displacement	2,095 long tons standard, 2,564 long tons surface, 3,644 long tons submerged
Length	108.5 m (356 ft)
Beam	9.3 m (31 ft)
Draught	5.12 m (17 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft diesel and electric motor, 4,700 bhp (3,500 kW) surface, 1,200 shp (890 kW) submerged
Speed	17.7 knots (33 km/h) surface, 6.5 knots (12 km/h) submerged
Range	21,000 nautical miles (39,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Test depth	100 m (328 ft)
Complement	94 officers and men, 18 civilians
Armament	6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes, 2 x 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval guns,[1] 2 x Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) anti-aircraft guns
Notes	Cargo: 300 metric tons
Service record[2]
Part of:	11th Submarine Squadron 28 December 1943 – 10 March 1944 8th Submarine Squadron 10 March – 24 June 1944
Commanders:	Kaigun-chūsa Kameo Uno 28 December 1943 – 24 June 1944
Operations:	1st patrol 10–21 March 1944 2nd patrol 21 March – 24 June 1944
Victories:	None

I-52 (伊号第五二潜水艦 (伊52), I Gō Dai Gojūni Sensuikan (I Gojūni), I-52 submarine (I-52)), code-named Momi (樅, "fir tree") was a Type C3 cargo submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II for a secret mission to Lorient, France, then occupied by Germany, during which she was sunk.