Japanese submarine I-364

History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 5464
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe, Japan
Laid down26 July 1943
RenamedI-364 on 20 October 1943
Launched15 February 1944
Completed14 June 1944
Commissioned14 June 1944
FateSunk by USS Sea Devil, 16 September 1944
Stricken10 December 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeType D1 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,440 long tons (1,463 t) surfaced
  • 2,215 long tons (2,251 t) submerged
Length73.50 m (241 ft 2 in) overall
Beam8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Draft4.76 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 depth75 m (246 ft)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 x Daihatsu-class landing craft
Capacity85 tons freight
Complement55
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Type 22 surface search radar
  • 1 × Type 13 early warning radar
Armament

I-364 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type D1 transport submarine. Completed and commissioned in July 1944, she served in World War II and was sunk during her first transport mission in September 1944.

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