Japanese submarine I-363

I-363 with kaitens on her deck in either May or August 1945.
History
Japan
Name	Submarine No. 5463
Builder	Kure Navy Yard, Kure, Japan
Laid down	1 May 1943
Renamed	I-363 on 20 October 1943
Launched	12 December 1943
Completed	8 July 1944
Commissioned	8 July 1944
Fate	Surrendered 2 September 1945 Sunk 29 October 1945 Stricken 10 November 1945 Refloated 26 January 1966 Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Type D1 submarine
Displacement	1,440 long tons (1,463 t) surfaced 2,215 long tons (2,251 t) submerged
Length	73.50 m (241 ft 2 in) overall
Beam	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draft	4.76 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 × Kampon Mk.23B Model 8 diesels 1,850 bhp surfaced 1,200 shp submerged 2 shafts
Speed	13.0 knots (24.1 km/h) surfaced 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h) submerged
Range	15,000 nmi (28,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 120 nmi (220 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h) submerged
Test depth	75 m (246 ft)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x Daihatsu-class landing craft (removed March–May 1945)
Capacity	85 tons freight
Complement	55
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Type 22 surface search radar 1 × Type 13 early warning radar
Armament	2 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × Type 95 torpedoes 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun[1] (removed March–May 1945) 2 × Type 96 25mm AA guns 5 x Kaiten suicide attack torpedoes (added March–May 1945)

I-363 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type D1 transport submarine. Completed and commissioned in July 1944, she served in World War II and conducted transport missions between Japan and outlying islands until she was converted into a kaiten suicide attack torpedo carrier. She survived the war, but sank after striking a mine in the weeks immediately following its conclusion.