Japanese submarine I-370

I-370 at Otsujima Naval Base in Japan on 21 February 1945.
History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 5470
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe, Japan
Laid down4 December 1943
Launched26 May 1944
RenamedI-370 on 26 May 1944
Completed4 September 1944
Commissioned4 September 1944
FateSunk by USS Finnegan, 26 February 1945
Stricken10 April 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 (removed January 1945)
Capacity85 tons freight
Complement55
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Type 22 surface search radar
  • 1 × Type 13 early warning radar
Armament

I-370 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type D1 transport submarine. Completed and commissioned in September 1944, she served in World War II and was converted into a kaiten suicide attack torpedo carrier in January 1945. She was sunk in February 1945 while operating during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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