Japanese submarine I-177

I-176, lead submarine of the class that included I-177
History
Empire of Japan
NameSubmarine No. 155
BuilderKawasaki, KobeJapan
Laid down10 March 1941
RenamedI-77 on 17 December 1941
Launched20 December 1941
RenamedI-177 on 20 May 1942
Commissioned28 December 1942
FateSunk 3 October 1944
Stricken1 March 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeKaidai type, KD7-class
Displacement
Length105.5 m (346 ft 2 in)
Beam8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Kampon Mk.1B Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts; 8,000 bhp (5,966 kW)
  • Electric motors: 1,800 shp (1,342 kW)
Speed
  • 23.1 knots (42.8 km/h; 26.6 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (262 ft)
Complement86
Armament

I-177 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaidai-type cruiser submarine of the KD7 subclass commissioned in 1942. She served during World War II, patrolling off Australia, taking part in the New Guinea campaign, operating in the North Pacific, and participating in the Palau campaign before she was sunk by the destroyer escort USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) in 1944, with no survivors.