Japanese submarine I-372

History
Japan
Name	Submarine No. 2961
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka, Japan
Laid down	10 February 1944
Launched	26 June 1944
Renamed	I-372 on 26 June 1944
Completed	8 November 1944
Commissioned	8 November 1944
Fate	Sunk 18 July 1945 Stricken 15 September 1945 Refloated August 1946 Scuttled August 1946
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 (until February 1945) 90 tons aviation gasoline (from March 1945)
Complement	55
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Type 22 surface search radar 1 × Type 13 early warning radar
Armament	1 × 14 cm L/40 naval gun[1] 2 × Type 96 25mm AA guns

I-372 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type D1 transport submarine. Completed and commissioned in November 1944, she served in World War II and was sunk in July 1945.