Japanese submarine Ha-104

Ha-104 (right) with Ha-101 (left) and Ha-102 (center) at Yokosuka, Japan, in 1945. Three midget submarines are in the foreground.
History
Japan
NameSmall Supply Submarine No. 4604
BuilderKawasaki, Senshu and KobeJapan
Laid down1 July 1944
Launched30 September 1944
RenamedHa-104 on 30 September 1944
Completed1 December 1944
Commissioned1 December 1944
Fate
  • Surrendered 2 September 1945
  • Stricken 15 September 1945
  • Scuttled October 1945
General characteristics
TypeTransport submarine
Displacement
  • 436 t (429 long tons) surfaced
  • 501 t (493 long tons) submerged
Length44.5 m (146 ft 0 in)
Beam6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draft4.04 m (13 ft 3 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 46 nmi (85 km; 53 mi) at 2.3 knots (4.3 km/h; 2.6 mph) submerged
Test depth100 meters (328 ft)
Capacity60 metric tons (59 long tons)
Complement22
Armament1 × single 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 anti-aircraft gun

Ha-104 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Ha-101-class submarine. Completed and commissioned in December 1944, she served during the final months of World War II, making two supply voyages. She surrendered at the end of the war in September 1945 and was scuttled in October 1945.