Japanese submarine I-41

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History
Japan
Name	I-41
Builder	Kure Naval Arsenal
Laid down	18 March 1942
Launched	10 November 1942
Commissioned	18 September 1943
In service	1943-44
Stricken	2 December 1944
Fate	Sunk, 18 November 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type B2 submarine
Displacement	2,624 tons surfaced 3,700 tons submerged
Length	356.5 ft (108.7 m)
Beam	30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	2 diesels: 11,000 hp (8,200 kW) Electric motors: 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)
Speed	23.5 knots (43.5 km/h) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged
Range	14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Complement	114
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) forward torpedo tubes 17 torpedoes 1 × 14 cm (5.5 in) Deck Gun

I-41 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B2 type submarine. She was completed at Kure Navy Yard on 18 September 1943, whereupon she entered into service with the Imperial Japanese Navy Yokosuka Naval District, SubRon 11, and sailed to Yokosuka for final trials under the command of Lt. Commander Tamori Yoshimatsu. This was completed by 15 December 1943 and command was transferred to Lt. Commander Itakura Mitsuma. I-41 was reassigned to the Sixth Fleet in SubRon 1's Sub Division 15.