Japanese submarine I-365

History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 5465
BuilderYokosuka Navy Yard, Yokosuka, Japan
Laid down15 May 1943
RenamedI-365 on 20 October 1943
Launched17 December 1943
Completed1 August 1944
Commissioned1 August 1944
FateSunk by USS Scabbardfish, 29 November 1944
Stricken10 March 1945
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-365 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type D1 transport submarine. Completed and commissioned in August 1944, she served in World War II and was sunk while returning from her first transport mission in November 1944.

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