Japanese submarine I-29

I-29 entering the port of Lorient, April 16th 1944
History
Japan
NameI-29
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Launched29 September 1940
Commissioned27 February 1942
Nickname(s)Matsu
FateSunk by USS Sawfish, 26 July 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeType B1 submarine
Displacement
  • 2,584 tons standard
  • 3,654 tons submerged
Length108.5 m (356 ft)
Beam9.3 m (31 ft)
Draught5.12 m (16.8 ft)
Propulsion2-shaft diesel (12,400 hp (9,200 kW)) and electric motor (2,000 hp (1,500 kW))
Speed23 knots (43 km/h) surface, 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged
Range14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Complement101 officers and men
Armament6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes forward (17 torpedoes) + 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun[1]
Aircraft carriedone Yokosuka E14Y "Glen"'Type 0' reconnaissance seaplane

I-29, code-named Matsu (松, Japanese for "pine tree"), was a B1 type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II on two secret missions with Germany. She was sunk while returning from the second mission.

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