Japanese submarine I-371

History
Japan
Name	Submarine No. 5471
Builder	Mitsubishi, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	22 March 1944
Launched	21 July 1944
Renamed	I-371 on 21 July 1944
Completed	2 October 1944
Commissioned	2 October 1944
Fate	Missing February 1945 Probably sunk 24 February 1945
Stricken	10 April 1945
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
Capacity	85 tons freight
Complement	55
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Type 22 surface search radar 1 × Type 13 early warning radar
Armament	1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun[1] 2 × Type 96 25mm AA guns

I-371 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type D1 transport submarine. Completed and commissioned in October 1944, she served in World War II and was sunk while returning from her first transport mission in February 1945.